Match 2: Lemaire Fighting Back
Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to 18,000. Hugo Lemaire three-bet to 54,000, and Cheong called. The flop fell, 
, and Lemaire led for 55,000. Cheong snap-mucked.
The next hand, Hugo Lemaire had the button and opened. Joseph Cheong called. Both players checked the 
flop, and the 
turned. Cheong check-called 25,000.
The completed the board, and both players checked. Cheong announced that he had king-high, but Lemaire showed 
for a pair of eights.
Lemaire is gaining some momentum, and is now back up to 600,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,507,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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|
605,000
200,000
|
200,000 |