Zhang Doubles Through Carrel
Level 5
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Michael Chi Zhang and Charlie Carrel were involved in a three-bet pot. The flop was 
and Zhang flopped a set holding 
. Carrel had the overpair with 
.
Carrel bet 15,000 on the flop from the small blind and Zhang called from the under-the-gun position. The turn was the 
and Carrel checked to Zhang who bet 25,500 with 100,000 behind. Carrel raised to 100,000 and Zhang put all of it in the middle for 125,500 total. Carrel called and saw the bad news when they opened up.
The river was a meaningless 
and Zhang doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
328,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
|
69,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
board gave everyone a piece as Charlie Carrel sat under the gun with 
, Choon Tong Siow sat in the hijack with 
, and Michael Chi Zhang sat in the cutoff with 
. 
which gave Zhang a flush draw to go with his pair of aces. Carrel bet 54,500 in the pot of 48,000 and Siow got out of the way. Zhang called after he got a count. 
which awarded Zhang with a flush and Carrel was eliminated from the tournament. He did buy back in moments later.
. Yong checked and Kurganov bet 35,000. Katz called, and Yong raised to 105,000.
, Katz led out for 30,000, and Kurganov snap folded.
on the turn and Wei Lim bet 21,500. Siow called behind with two overcards to the board and the 
. The pot had 31,000 in it and Kisacikoglu had only 16,500 behind. 
and he was contemplating a call. He eventually called for his tournament life after using a time bank chip but Zhang tabled 
