Vousden Has the Higher Kicker
Level 3
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Samuel Vousden raised to 17,600 from the early position and was called by Jiachen "Transurfing" Gong in the cutoff and "Luka Donkbet" in the big blind.
The flop came 
, it was checked to Gong who bet 20,088 which only Vousden check-called.
The turn was the 
, Vousden check-called the 62,732 bet of Gong.
They then both checked through the 
on the river. Gong tabled 
for top pair but Vousden held 
for the same pair but top kicker to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,385,228
149,870
|
149,870 |
|
||
|
812,215
77,766
|
77,766 |
|
703,700
51,409
|
51,409 |
|
498,476 | |