Tsang Takes a Commanding Lead
Level 26
: 30,000-60,000, 0 ante
Anson Tsang limped in with the 
and Ilya Bulychev checked his option with the 
. They checked the 
flop and the 
turn was checked by Tsang Bulychev bet 80,000 and Tsang's check-raise to 240,000 won the pot in a battle of the two chip leaders.
Tsang raised to 140,000 first to act soon after with the 
and Bulychev flat-called on the button with the 
. Quan Zhou in the small blind raised the pot to 620,000 with the 
. Jason Gray snap-folded in the big blind and Tsang went for it to four-bet to 2,060,000.
Bulychev quickly folded and Zhou, who had half of his stack in already, was sent into the think tank. He was already in a similar spot at the end of day 2 and folded after more than four minutes, this time he did so after three minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,435,000 | 990,000 |
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2,250,000 | -220,000 |
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1,050,000 | -90,000 |
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740,000 | -680,000 |
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