Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Level: 34
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
The remaining three players are going on a quick 10-minute break with the blinds going up once again when the action resumes.
Michael Zulker opened to 1,400,000 from the button and Michael Wang potted from the big blind. Zulker, who started the hand with 4,700,000, called and was at risk.
Michael Zulker: A♠Q♦J♥10♦
Michael Wang: J♣9♠9♥7♠
The board ran out 2♦K♣2♥A♣7♣. Wang was ahead with nines on the flop but Zulker turned aces up and remained ahead on the river to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,300,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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18,125,000
5,100,000
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5,100,000 |
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10,000,000
3,300,000
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3,300,000 |
Michael Wang opened to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Sean Rafael three-bet shoved all in for 3,800,000 in the small blind. Wang asked for a count and deliberated for a minute before making the call to put Rafael at risk.
Sean Rafael: A♣A♦K♥10♦
Michael Wang: A♥K♦4♠4♦
Wang was in rough shape until the flop of J♠9♠4♣ hit the felt, giving Wang a set of fours. The J♣ on the turn gave Wang a full house and the Q♣ on the river was not enough for Rafael to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,225,000
5,400,000
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5,400,000 |
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Busted | |
Quan Zhou limped in from the small blind and Michael Wang checked from the big blind.
The flop came 2♠6♠5♣. Zhou checked-called a 750,000 bet from Wang.
Both players checked the 5♥ turn leading to the A♥ river. Zhou checked, Wang bet 1,800,000 and Zhou called.
Zhou had aces up with A♠9♦7♦4♦ but Wang had trips with Q♠Q♥J♦5♠ to win the hand and close some of the distance between himself and Zhou.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,300,000
2,950,000
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2,950,000 |
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17,825,000
2,950,000
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2,950,000 |
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6,700,000 | |
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4,600,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
Michael Zulker limped in on the button with A♦J♦4♥2♦ and Quan Zhou checked his big blind with 10♣8♦7♠5♦. The flop came Q♦J♠4♦ to give both players a flush draw and Zhou started with a check. Zulker threw in a bet of 800,000 and Zhou just called.
The J♣ paired the board on the turn which improved Zulker from two pair to a full house. Both players checked and the K♣ completed the board. Zhou quickly checked again after bricking everything. Zulker counted out a bet of 1,000,000 and Zhou instantly slung his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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26,250,000
2,850,000
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2,850,000 |
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6,700,000
3,850,000
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3,850,000 |
Sean Rafael limped in from the small blind with Q♣9♥9♣2♥ and Quan Zhou checked from the big blind with 6♠3♠3♣2♣.
The flop came K♦8♣3♥. Rafael checked, Zhou bet 500,000 with bottom set and Rafael called with backdoor draws.
Zhou fired a second barrel for 1,650,000 when checked to on the J♥ turn and Rafael called again.
On the A♠ river Rafael checked, Zhou bet 5,500,000 and Rafael mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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29,100,000
6,400,000
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6,400,000 |
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14,875,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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5,600,000
5,400,000
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5,400,000 |
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2,850,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
Michael Wang raised the pot to 1,400,000 from the cutoff with Q♣Q♦9♠7♥ and Quan Zhou defended from the big blind with A♠K♦J♥4♦. The flop came Q♥6♦2♦ and both players checked to the J♠ on the turn.
Zhou checked again and Wang counted out a bet of 2,300,000. Zhou called and the 10♦ rolled off on the river. After making a flush, Zhou slid out a bet of 4,000,000 and Wang was forced to throw away his set of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,700,000
4,900,000
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4,900,000 |
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15,875,000
3,700,000
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3,700,000 |
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Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Quan Zhou opened to 1,100,000 from the button with A♥J♦10♥6♥ and Michael Wang three-bet to 3,700,000 from the small blind with A♠Q♣J♣10♠.
Both players checked the K♥2♣8♣ flop leading to the 5♦ turn. Wang bet 3,500,000 and Zhou released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,575,000
4,500,000
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4,500,000 |
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17,800,000
5,100,000
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5,100,000 |
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11,000,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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4,850,000 | |