Elshad Hajiyev raised to 12,000 from early position and got calls from Nikolas Chinell in the hijack and Damien Garoyan in the small blind. Donghai Lu was in the big blind and put in a three-bet to 48,000. Hajiyev called, Chinell folded and Garoyan called.
The flop came and Garoyan checked. Lu bet 55,000, Hajiyev called and Garoyan folded.
The turn was the and Lu led out for 100,500. Garoyan paused for about a minute and then asked, "I fold, you show?" Lu smiled and responded, "It's my first hand." Garoyan replied, "Doesn't matter." Eventually, he folded. Lu mucked and raked in an early pot.
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and Garoyan checked. Lu bet 55,000, Hajiyev called and Garoyan folded.
and Lu led out for 100,500. Garoyan paused for about a minute and then asked, "I fold, you show?" Lu smiled and responded, "It's my first hand." Garoyan replied, "Doesn't matter." Eventually, he folded. Lu mucked and raked in an early pot.
