Aces Over Kings Sees Zhu Score First KO of the Day
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
As recounted by the players at the table, Yueqi Zhu opened to 600 from the button, Michael Niegsch called from the small blind and Thomas Henshaw three-bet to 2,200 from the big blind. Zhu four-bet to 8,200 and only Henshaw called.
The flop came 2♥6♥Q♣ and Henshaw check-called an 8,200 bet from Zhu.
Henshaw led with a 16,000 bet on the 2♣ turn and Zhu called. On the 6♦ river Henshaw shoved and Zhu called to put him at risk.
Henshaw's KxKx were bested by Zhu's AxAx and he become the first casualty of the day while Zhu dragged in a double up worth 600 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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121,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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59,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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Busted | |