AU$2,200 Main Event | 2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

12-09-2019 12:56 UTC+10

Vu Doubles Through Zhou

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Chao Duan raised to 200,000 from middle position. Steven Zhou called from the button followed by Duy Vu in the big blind.

The flop came and Vu checked. Duan continued for 250,000. Zhou snap-called. Vu then moved all in for 1,915,000. Duan folded.

"Fold!" said Vu to Zhou, who was deliberating over his decision. "You don't have to play this one," he added.

"I can't fold this hand," replied Zhou, who took a minute, before making the call with more behind.

Vu:
Zhou:

Vu had flopped trip fours and led against Zhou's flush draw.

The board ran out the and , changing nothing, resulting in Vu doubling up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Zhou	4,900,000 -1,305,000	-1,305,000
Duy Vu	4,830,000 1,440,000	1,440,000
Chao Duan	3,600,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Chao Duan Duy Vu Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 13:00 UTC+10

Chiu Rivers Duan, Duan Shoves on Zwaine

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

A battle of the blinds between Chao Duan and Edwin Chiu saw the latter spike the river to win a pot of 1.9 million. After Duan limped the small blind, Chiu raised to 200,000 in the big blind, with Duan calling to bring in a flop of , where the action went check, bet 200,000, call.

The saw Duan check once more and Chiu fire a second barrel, this one a slightly larger 550,000, which Duan again called to bring the duo to the river. Both players checked, with Duan rolling over but mucking when Chiu turned over his with a "Sorry, man."

The following hand saw Steven Zhou limp from under-the-gun, with John Zwaine making it 250,000 to go from one seat over. Duan moved all-in from the button for around 2.35 million and that was enough to take down the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	8,650,000 950,000	950,000
John Zwaine	5,875,000 -530,000	-530,000
Chao Duan	2,815,000 -785,000	-785,000

Tags: Chao Duan Edwin Chiu John Zwaine Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 13:22 UTC+10

Hassan Loses Back-To-Back Hands

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Huss Hassan raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and was called by Steven Zhou on the button as well as Duy Vu in the big blind.

The flop came and Vu checked. Hassan continued for 450,000. Zhou folded. Vu called shortly after.

Both players checked the on the turn before the completed the board. Vu checked. Hassan fired 675,000.

"Aces, Huss?" questioned Vu, before slamming down his chips and making the call.

Hassan flipped over for nine-high. Vu tabled for two pair and the winning hand.

In the following hand, Hassan raised to 225,000 from the hijack. Zhou called from the cutoff. John Zwaine called from the button and Vu called from the small blind.

The flop came and Vu checked. Hassan continued for 350,000. Only Zwaine called.

The turn fell the and Hassan checked. Zwaine announced 'one million' before sliding out the bet.

Hassan mucked moments later and relinquished the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zwaine	7,500,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Duy Vu	6,200,000 1,370,000	1,370,000
Huss Hassan	2,800,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Tags: Duy Vu Huss Hassan John Zwaine Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 13:30 UTC+10

Zhou Picks Off Hassan, Duan Shoves on Segre

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

A ballsy bluff by Huss Hassan backfired, with Steven Zhou picking him off on the river.

It was Hassan the man raising pre-flop, making it 225,000 from the button with both Zhou (small blind) and John Zwaine (big blind) making the call to take the action three-way to a monochrome flop of .

After both blinds checked, Hassan led for 275,000 with Zhou the only caller. The turn saw both players check, with the river bringing in four to a flush.

Zhou checked it over to Hassan for a third time and he reached for a big stack of the dark blue 100k chips for a river bomb of 1,050,000.

Zhou did not take long to make the call and Hassan brassily flipped over for six-high. Zhou scooped the pot with .

A couple of hands later, Lior Segre and Chao Duan got into it in a button versus blinds confrontation that left Segre a little short. It was Segre who was the initial raiser, making it 255,000 to go on the button, with Duan re-raising to 650,000 from the small blind.

The rest of the table got out of the way and after a few seconds thinking it over, Segre made the call to take play heads-up to a flop of , which Duan led for 350,000.

Segre called to bring in the turn but that was as far as the hand went. After close to 2 minutes in the think tank Duan pulled the trigger and moved all-in, with Segre making a quick fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Zhou	7,680,000 2,780,000	2,780,000
Chao Duan	4,465,000 1,650,000	1,650,000
Huss Hassan	2,375,000 -425,000	-425,000
Lior Segre	1,730,000 -380,000	-380,000

Tags: Chao Duan Hassan Huss Hassan John Zwaine Lior Segre Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 13:36 UTC+10

First Break of the Day; Updated Chip Counts

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Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The remaining seven players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	8,665,000 15,000	15,000
John Zwaine	7,295,000 -205,000	-205,000
Duy Vu	7,280,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Chao Duan	4,230,000 -235,000	-235,000
Steven Zhou	3,530,000 -4,150,000	-4,150,000
Lior Segre	1,730,000
Huss Hassan	1,255,000 -1,120,000	-1,120,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

12-09-2019 14:02 UTC+10

Zwaine Knows He Wins

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

John Zwaine raised to 295,000 from under the gun. The action folded around to Steven Zhou in the big blind who called.

Both players checked the flop before the dropped on the turn.

Zhou bet 120,000. Zwaine instantly raised to 525,000. Zhoe snap-called.

Both player then checked after the completed the board.

"You win," announced Zhou, before tabling .

"Of course I win," replied Zwaine, as he tabled for a set of aces and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zwaine	8,300,000 1,005,000	1,005,000
Steven Zhou	3,300,000 -230,000	-230,000

Tags: John Zwaine Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 14:05 UTC+10

Huss Hassan Eliminated in 7th Place (AU$64,765/~$44,304)

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Despite support from the rail Huss Hassan could not dodge bullets

And then there were six. Huss Hassan moved all-in from the button and took down the blinds and antes, but the second time he tried this from the cutoff Steven Zhou made a quick call.

The rest of the table got out of the way and the two tabled their hole cards.

Huss Hassan:
Steven Zhou:

Hassan was in a great deal of trouble, with Zhou waking up with a premium pocket pair behind him and would need to see something special on the runout to keep his final table hopes alive.

Unfortunately, the poker gods were not in a forgiving mood and the board ran out , with Zhou spiking top set to bring Hassan's Main Event to an end.

Hassan headed for the cage to collect the AU$64,765 on offer for seventh place, while Zhou stacked up to

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Zhou	5,085,000 1,785,000	1,785,000
Huss Hassan	Busted

Tags: Huss Hassan Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 14:18 UTC+10

Duan Pressures Zwaine

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

John Zwaine raised to 295,000 from the button. Chao Duan called from the big blind.

Both players checked the flop before the dropped on the turn.

Duan checked. Zwaine fired out 495,000. Duan called shortly after.

The completed the board and Duan bet out 1,200,000. Zwaine went into the tank for over a minute before releasing his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zwaine	7,350,000 -950,000	-950,000
Chao Duan	4,800,000 570,000	570,000

Tags: Chao Duan John Zwaine

12-09-2019 14:29 UTC+10

Duan Makes Big Call

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Duy Vu (left) and Chao Duan (right) stare each other down

Chao Duan has just shown he's come to play, going with his read to make a big call on the river in a sizable pot against Duy Vu.

Duan had taken down the previous hand with a 250,000 button raise, and the following hand saw Duy Vu pop it up to 260,000 from under-the-gun, with Duan responding with a three-bet to 650,000 from the cutoff.

Vu made the call to take play heads-up to a flop of with both players checking to bring in the turn. This is where things started to get interesting, with Vu leading large with a bet of 1-million.

Duan likes to think over his decisions and a lengthy visit to the think tank followed, but the Chinese player did eventually chose to call to keep the duo in action to the river.

Vu reached for chips once more, cutting out a bet of 1.4-million which sent Duan deep into thought. After a couple of minutes in the tank, an impatient Steven Zhou called for the clock, giving Duan 40-seconds and with just 2 seconds remaining on the timer, Duan slammed down the call.

It was good, Vu rolled over and Duan triumphantly tabled for the best hand and chunky pot. What a call.