Hao's Aggression Earns Him the Pot
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Liu Hao opened to 16,000 in early position and David Vie three-bet to 45,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Hao who stuck in a four-bet to 130,000. Vie called and the dealer fanned the flop of 
.
Hao counted out a bet of 125,000 and that was enough to get Vie to muck his cards.
"Jacks? Queens?" Hao questioned Vie. "I didn't like that flop either."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000 | |
|
535,000
317,500
|
317,500 |
and was up against the big stack who had 
and the short stack who held 
.
and the short stack flopped a flush to take a big lead. However, the 
and 
runout gave Kettunen a full house and he more than tripled his stack.
and Renau check-called a bet of 18,000 from Simpson. 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Renau checked for the third time and Simpson counted out a bet of 45,000. Renau looked him and Simpson tabled 
for the best hand.
and Navas was still in the lead with a pair of fives. However, the 
on the turn put Clement out front and the 
were both red but not the right suit for Bardon who sent over a double.
on the river. Relis checked this time and Clement splashed in a bet of 75,000. Relis quickly called and Clement tabled 
for a missed flush draw. Relis turned over 
for two pair to win the pot.