Kou Doubles against Eidem
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Robert Cheung began the hand with a raise to 460,000 from middle position. Yansong Kou reraised all in for 820,000 in the next seat over in the hijack.
The table folded to Paul Eidem on the button, who also elected to go all-in for 2,385,000. The table folded to Cheung, who opted to get out of the way to send Kou and Eidem to a showdown with Kou at risk.
Yansong Kou: 5♣5♥
Paul Eidem: A♦K♠
Kou needed the pocket fives to hold, and the flop was a friendly one as it ran 8♣9♦2♣. The 3♣ turn did not change the state of the hand, and the 3♦ river completed the board to award Kou the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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|
2,600,000
2,220,000
|
2,220,000 |
|
1,810,000
55,000
|
55,000 |