Back and Forth and Back Again
Level 30
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
There was a lull in the action after Thomas Ward doubled up, with many checks and very few river cards. On this hand, it was a lot of the same, with a preflop raise, a call, and then a series of checks...until the river.
The board read 
and Zhou Zhou put out a bet of 200,000. Ward shuffled his chips for about 30 seconds and then called.
Zhou showed 
for a pair of eights, which was good enough to take down the pot. That hand brought Ward down to below 3,000,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000 | 650,000 |
|
2,800,000 | -650,000 |
flop where Ward led out for 200,000. Zhou raised to 500,000 and called when Ward moved all in for 1,520,000. 
for a flush draw.
for trips.
complete Ward's flush.
and Zhou checked to Ward. Ward bet 120,000 and Zhou called.
and Zhou checked again. Ward bet 260,000 and Zhou called.
. Zhou called with 
for a straight, beating the Kiwi's 
and Zhou made it 250,000. Ward called and the dealer placed the 
on the river. Zhou slid out a stack of red chips, betting 600,000. Ward checked his cards again and then mucked giving Zhou the pot.
turn and river were checked down. 
.
and Ward checked again. Zhou put in a bet of 320,000 and Ward called. Zhou turned over 
and Ward mucked his hand, bringing the two players chip counts a little closer together.
board, after both players limped preflop and checked the flop.