Shengqing Zhu limped in from early position, and Andrew Scott limped from the cutoff seat. Tom Marchese raised to 3,000 on the button, and action folded back over to Zhu. He made the call, and Scott folded.
The flop came down , and Zhu checked. Marchese bet 3,500, and Zhu check-raised to 7,000. Marchese took some time, then fired back with a reraise to 18,500. Zhu folded, and Marchese won the pot.
Bjorn Li burst onto the scene last year this past January when he finished sixth in the Aussie Millions Main Event. Li took home A$230,000 and showed that his agressive style was very effective. Li is doing well again here on Day 2, but he just gave up a little pot to Andrew Scott.
It seemed as though Li had three-bet his opponent from the blinds, and Scott called the extra 2,300 before the dealer brought out .
Li fired out 3,925 on the flop and Scott made the call. On the turn the hit and both players checked. The river was the and Li checked again. Scott casually threw out 5,000 and Li tossed his cards into the muck.
Vincent Torres, Jr. checked the flop, and Craig Cockburn fired a bet of 1,350. Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov made the call behind Cockburn, then Torres folded.
The turn was the , and Cockburn checked. Katchalov checked behind, and the landed on the river. Cockburn checked, and Katchalov bet 3,500. Cockburn thought for a few moments, then folded, and Katchalov scooped in the pot.
Brendon Rubie just lost a pot to get knocked down to about 48,000 in chips. His pocket eights went down to an opponent's pocket kings after all the money went in preflop. The board ran out .