Michael Chi Zhang started Day 2 as one of the small stacks in play but has now propelled his chip-count to over a million.
In this most recent hand, Zhang was on the button and bet 32,000 on a board of . The player in the big blind called and they saw a river.
The action was checked to Zhang and he bet 105,000 into the 130,000 pot. His opponent counted out the chips to call before taking a couple of minutes to think. He eventually did call and Zhang revealed for a straight. The big blind did not show his hand and Zhang clawed in the pot to move him above 1,000,000 in chips.
Daniel Brook moved all in for 39,000 from the cutoff. Jack Sandford flat-called on the button before Adam Lawler called in the big blind and turned over .
The ruling was that Lawler's cards would remain exposed and play would continue.
The flop came . Lawler checked and Sandford bet 60,000. Lawler called. The turn was the and Lawler checked again. This time Sandford bet 120,000. Lawler called.
The river was the . Lawler checked for a third time and Sandford moved all in.
Lawler mulled over his options; a curious sight with his cards sat in the open. At times he looked poised to fling in the chips required for a call, others he looked resigned to fling them away.
In the end he turned his cards face down and mucked. Sandford showed for a king-high bluff. Brook meanwhile took down his sidepot and tripled up with for a pair of jacks.
Kelly Saxby raised to 23,000 from middle-positon and the cutoff called. Oliver Waters was on the button and three-bet to 68,000. Saxby contemplated her next move before four-betting to 153,000. The player in the cutoff folded and Waters five-bet all in for 411,000.
Saxby had around 400,000 in chips behind her and needed to part with another 258,000 to call.
"Do you want me to call or fold?" she said before letting the table know she needed thinking time.
"Someone might have to call the clock on me here," she said contemplating her decision.
"Will you show if I fold?" she again questioned Waters, but he gave no response.
After another minute of thought Saxby decided to let her hand go into the muck. She asked if Waters would show and both players tabled their cards.
Kelly Saxby:
Oliver Water:
Saxby was a slight favorite preflop before folding and it would have been a classic race for the pot had she called.
Anthony Elliott, his stack approaching 2m, raised to 26,000 and Daniel Brook moved all in for 182,000. Jack Sandford called on the button and Elliott folded.
Daniel Brook:
Jack Sandford:
There was a ten in the window but a queen also as the board ran out doubling Brook up.
"He saves you," said Elliott, "I had ; I would have beat you."
Tom Hemming opened the action with a raise from middle-position and saw Alex Luz call on the button and Brandon Shiels defend his big blind.
The flop came down , Shiels and Hemming both checked to Luz who took the betting lead by putting 58,000 into the middle. Shiels folded before Hemming counted out a three-bet to 180,000. Luz studied his opponent's chip-stack and after weighing up his options moved all in. Hemming doubled checked his hand before making the call and the cards were on their backs.
Tom Hemming:
Alex Luz:
Turn:
River:
Hemming had flopped top two pair and Luz held the nut flush draw so had plenty of outs to hit. The turn didn't help Luz and the river only improved Hemming's holding to a full-house.
Start of Day chip-leader Luz moves down to around 800,000 whilst Tom Hemming takes the overall chip lead.
. The player in the big blind called and they saw a 
river. 
for a straight. The big blind did not show his hand and Zhang clawed in the pot to move him above 1,000,000 in chips.
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. Lawler checked and Sandford bet 60,000. Lawler called. The turn was the 
and Lawler checked again. This time Sandford bet 120,000. Lawler called.
. Lawler checked for a third time and Sandford moved all in.
for a pair of jacks.
, Shiels and Hemming both checked to Luz who took the betting lead by putting 58,000 into the middle. Shiels folded before Hemming counted out a three-bet to 180,000. Luz studied his opponent's chip-stack and after weighing up his options moved all in. Hemming doubled checked his hand before making the call and the cards were on their backs.
