David Allan and David Zhao are arguably two of the most aggressive players at the table and have just played back-to-back hands against each other. We only caught the action from the river of a board, with Zhao checking and then tank-calling a large bet from Allan. At this point Allan said, "Why would i try to bluff you, i've got eights."
However, it wasn't really a bluff, because Zhao said the was good and sent his cards into he muck. The table then joked that Allan had made an "accidental value bet."
The next would see Zhao get three streets of value holding on a board. With Zhao managing to get plenty of chips back, the two players are now sitting with similar sized stacks.
Ricky Kroesen was under the gun when he raised it up to 16,500. David Allan, on Kroesen's direct left, then three-bet to 40,000. Back on Kroesen and he four-bet to 95,000. Allan moved all in here, having Kroesen well-covered. Kroesen made the call and the two players turned their hands over.
Kroesen:
Allan:
It was a classic race situation that would end up going Kroesen's way, with a board giving Kroesen the double up.
Ricky Kroesen has managed to soar up the chip counts, winning another hand that played out like this. Folded to David Zhao in the small blind, he raised it up to 19,000. Kroesen was in the big blind and three-bet to 41,000. Zhao called and the dealer turned over a flop.
Zhao opted to check-call a bet of 32,000 on the flop and a landed on the turn. This time both players checked and then Zhao again checked on the river. This time Kroesen bet 51,000 and Zhao folded.
"If you didn't already double on the last hand, i would've doubled you up then," said Zhao as Kroesen raked in another pot.
Matthew Wakeman opened to 16,000 from middle position and Ken Demlakian reached for the same amount of chips on the button and hovered it over the table, before he realised that there was already a raise in front of him.
“Oh? You beat me to it!” said Demlakian as he pulled back his chips, gave a moment or two of thought, and then put them back in again to make the call.
David Zhao called in the small blind to make it three to the flop of . Action checked to Wakeman who bet 23,000. Demlakian made the call as Zhao got out of the way before the hit the turn. Both players checked and the river was the .
Wakeman thought for a moment before checking as Demlakian bet out 65,000 to send Wakeman deep into the tank.
The two exchanged some friendly banter, with Wakeman asking Demlakian what he thought the size of the pot was, and some speculation over his cards. Wakeman eventually folded, what he claimed was just jack-high, as Demlakian allowed Jordan Westmorland to show one of his cards to the table. He randomly drew the to raise eyebrows from the table.
The six players are back from their break. For your information, the 500-denomination chips have been removed from the tournament. Let's see who starts making their ever-closer to becoming an ANZPT champion!
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board, with Zhao checking and then tank-calling a large bet from Allan. At this point Allan said, "Why would i try to bluff you, i've got eights."
was good and sent his cards into he muck. The table then joked that Allan had made an "accidental value bet."
on a 
board. With Zhao managing to get plenty of chips back, the two players are now sitting with similar sized stacks.
board giving Kroesen the double up.
flop.
landed on the turn. This time both players checked and then Zhao again checked on the 
river. This time Kroesen bet 51,000 and Zhao folded.
. Action checked to Wakeman who bet 23,000. Demlakian made the call as Zhao got out of the way before the