Zhou Down After First Few Hands
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
After taking down the first pot of the day with an under-the-gun raise, Zhou Zhou lost two pots in a row.
On the first hand he defended his big blind after a raise from Xixiang Luo. The board read 
and Zhou checked. Luo bet 160,000 and Zhou called. Both players checked the river when the 
hit and Luo took down the hand with 
for a pair of nines, which was one better than Zhou's 
, giving Zhou a pair of of eights with a busted flush draw.
The next hand the action folded to Zhou in the small blind. He raised to 70,000 and Qi Luo called. The flop came 
and Zhou checked to Luo who bet 70,000. Zhou called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Zhou checked for a third time. Luo bet 95,000 and Zhou folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,180,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
|
980,000 | |
|
820,000
390,000
|
390,000 |