Great Value For Boobekov
During the last hand of the first level Nurlan Boobekov managed to pick up a very nice pot against Jackson Zheng. The action started with a player in early position who opted to limp. Boobekov raised to 500, and the player on the button called. Zheng was in the big blind, and he committed the extra chips, as did the limper.
Four players saw the flop, 
. With 2,050 in the pot Zheng lead out for 1,200. The pre-flop limper folded, after which Boobekov put in a raise to 2,400. The button folded, and Zheng quickly called.
On the turn the 
popped up, and both players checked. The river was the 
, and the board was double paired. Zheng seemed done with the hand, and he quickly checked. Boobekov was not ready to go to showdown, as he fired out a 4,700-chip bet. Zheng threw in the call, and got shown 
.
"Flush," the dealer announced as Zheng flicked his cards into the muck. Great value for Boobekov on this scary looking board, and he's one of the early chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | |
|
16,500 |