Ben Zamani Takes the Lead Early In Heads Up Play
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Ben Zamani won a big pot heads up to take the lead and avoided a potential trap when he checked back a river on the next hand.
The first hand:
Chengce Jiang opened to 160,000 and Zamani raised to 380,000. Jiang made it 1,250,000 and Zamani called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Zamani checked. Jiang bet 1,100,000 and Zamani shoved all in. Jiang didn't waste much time before folding.
The next hand:
Zamani made it 325,000 preflop and Jiang called. The flop came 
and Jiang checked. Zamani bet 230,000 and Jiang called.
They both checked the 
on the turn and Jiang checked again when the 
hit the river. Zamani checked behind, which saved him some money because Jiang turned over 
for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,850,000 | 3,070,000 |
|
9,300,000 | -3,070,000 |