Jinqiang a Non-believer
China’s Shi Jinqiang opened the action with a raise from the cutoff and a player in the small blind made the call before big blind Cheng Dong squeezed to 1,200 in total. Jinqiang, who had around 8,000 of his 15,000 starting stack at the start of the hand, thought it over for a few seconds and tossed in the call and the small blind folded.
So it was heads-up to a flop of 
which Dong led for 1,300. Jinqiang thought for a little longer but made the call and the 
came in on the turn. Dong now bet big and fired for 6,000 – which was more than Jinqinag had in front of him though that did not stop him from making a quick call for his tournament life.
Dong turned over 
for just ace-high and Jinquing triumphantly tabled 
for the best hand with a pair of nines. The 
river saw Jinquing double to 16,300 and Dong drop to around 7,000 or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,300 | 1,300 |
|
7,000 | -8,000 |