Soika Makes a Big Call
From middle position, Jingwei Zhang opened to 110,000. Big blind Ihar Soika called.
The flop was 
, and Soika checked. Zhang bet 80,000, and Soika check-raised to 230,000. Zhang called in position.
The 
hit the turn, and Soika bet another 230,000. As casual as could be, Zhang raised to 650,000, seemingly grabbing the chips blindly to raise. He was very much aware of what he had raised, though; he clarified it was 650,000 as soon as Soika raised an eyebrow.
Soika called and checked on the 
river. Zhang, again casually, grabbed 600,000 and put them into the middle in one sweeping motion. Soika tanked for about four minutes before he called.
Zhang showed 
for a bluff gone wrong, and Soika took down the pot, tabling 
.
"Wow!" Neil Patel said. "Oh my lord!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,450,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
725,000
-1,575,000
|
-1,575,000 |
, and that was good for Vas Nunes. He remained in the lead the whole way, giving him the pot. Pateychuk was eliminated from the tournament, making him the second Russian eliminated in the span of two hands at the same table.
flop. Gazaev bet 350,000 and faced a check-raise to 800,000 by Hegele before moving all in for around 2.5 million. Hegele called, and the cards were turned over.
river a formality.
turn changed nothing, either, and Wakeman was eliminated after the 
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on the turn and the 
on the river weren't enough to get the job done. Zhou doubled up, and Hesp was left with around 1,000,000 chips.
