Zhang Regains The Lead Twice
Yang Zhang opened to 125,000 with the 
and Liu Heng Dai called with the 
. On the 
flop, Dai check-called a bet of 75,000 to see the 
turn and both players checked.
Dai then bet the 
river on which he bet 300,000 into 480,000. Zhang used a time bank extension and raised to 1,000,000, no call by Dai followed.
In the next hand, Dai raised to 125,000 with the 
and Zhang three-bet to 400,000 with 
. Dai studied his opponent for half a minute and squeezed to 1,100,000, Zhang folded and was shown a six.
Zhang raised to 125,000 with the and Dai came along in the big blind with 
. Dai check-called a bet on the 
flop and they checked the turn.
Dai then checked the river and Zhang bet 250,000 for half the pot with his rivered pair, no call by Dai followed to see the lead change once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000 | 400,000 |
|
3,800,000 | -400,000 |