Zhang Sends Two to the Rail
Aren Bezhanyan made it 5,000 to go first to act. Zhuoqun Zhang flat-called in the cutoff, and Hady El Asmar and Aleksandr Razinkov came along in the blinds.
Bezhanyan flicked in an additional 5,000 on the 5♣5♥6♠ flop. Zhang then raised to 15,000, and El Asmar called. Razinkov had seen enough and folded, but Bezhanyan was a non-believer, and he three-bet to 35,000.
This time, Zhang just called, but El Asmar raised all in for 79,000. Bezhanyan played just 1,000 more, moving all in as well, and Zhang called whilst covering both players.
Hady El Asmar: 5♠4♦
Aren Bezhanyan: A♠A♦
Zhuoqun Zhang: 8♦5♦
El Asmar and Zhang had both flopped trips. Zhang's kicker was guaranteed to remain in play when the 7♦ appeared on the turn. The 9♠ river upgraded him to a straight, locking up the pot and scoring a double knockout.