Zhao Makes a Big Misstep
Level 20
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
On the feature table, two players got all of their chips in the middle unexpectedly in what turned out to be the largest pot of the tournament thus far. Quan Zhou was the player at risk for 1,930,000 and was up against Jiaming Zhao who was sitting on the big stack, having four-bet jammed himself.
Quan Zhou: A♠A♦
Jiaming Zhao: 5♣3♥
The entire room had murmer when the two hands were announced and the rest players around the table looked shocked at how big the pot was. The board ran out J♠9♦8♣6♣9♥ and Zhou held on for a massive double up on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,950,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
|
1,930,000
1,070,000
|
1,070,000 |