Zhou Building Early
With over US$1.8 million in live tournament winnings and five tournament titles to his name, including two High Roller titles, it's fair to say that Quan Zhou knows his way around a card table.
The Chinese player is utilizing his formidable tournament knowledge to chip up at an unhurried pace and is building steadily. We caught Zhou in action shortly before the first break, opening from under-the-gun with a bet of 550.
A short-stacked player with less than 8,000 in his stack flat called the button and the small blind also chose to come along for the ride to take the action three-way to a flop of 
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Following a check from the small blind, Zhou made a standard continuation bet of 550, which was enough to get the button to bow out, but not the small blind, who shot Zhou a suspicious stare and threw in the call.
The 
turn paired the board and brought a check from the small blind and a second barrel from Zhou, this one a slightly larger 1,025, which was called.
The 
river brought a third check and subsequently, a third barrel from Zhou, this time for 2,600. This heralded the start of a staring contest between the two players as the clock ticked over into the break.
Zhou however, gave nothing away and his opponent eventually grudgingly mucked and headed off on break, leaving Zhou to scoop the pot and climb to 52,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000 |