Hoffman Bests Chiu
Level 17
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jedidiah Hoffman opened to 27,000 from the cutoff, but Tzu Chiu wanted to put more chips in the pot and chose to three-bet to 90,000 from the small blind.
Hoffman made the call and sent them to a flop of 2♦6♣5♣. Chiu continued for 60,000, and Hoffman stuck around with a call.
Both players checked down on the 2♠ turn and the J♣ river to go to a showdown.
Chiu showed K♠Q♥ for king high. It was Hoffman with the winning hand as he tabled 8♠8♣ for a pair of eights to claim the chips.