Zhang Down and Out In Two
Action folded to Sihao Zhang who opened to 12,000 on the button and Caleb Harris moved all in for his remaining 104,000 from the small blind. Zhang called and the pair flipped their hands.
Caleb Harris: 8♦8♠
Sihao Zhang: A♣9♠
Harris was hoping to hold and the 2♠7♦4♥ flop kept him ahead with the eights. There was no improvement for Zhang on the 10♣ turn or 6♥ river and he tumbled down to his last 34,000.
In the next hand Zhang open-jammed from the cutoff and saw Tony Miles call from the small blind.
Sihao Zhang: 10♥8♥
Tony Miles: K♥K♠
Miles was ahead with pocket kings and with a king coming in the window on the A♥9♣K♣ flop, Zhang was looking for the backdoor straight or flush to come in.
A 2♦ turn didn't help Zhang and he was eliminated from the tournament in the first level of the day as the 10♠ fell on the river.