New Chip Leader: Zhu Wins the Battle Against Espholm
After playing a decent-sized pot moments earlier, where Hengtao Zhu forced Johan Espholm to fold on the river, the pair were once again battling for each other's chips.
Espholm raised from the hijack and called when Zhu made it 420,000 from the cutoff.
Espholm check-called bets of 300,000 and 1,000,000 on the flop and turn, with the final board reading 10♣2♥A♥7♥5♥.
Espholm, with around 1,800,000 behind, checked. Zhu thought for a few moments, sending the dealer a time bank before moving all-in as the bigger stack.
Espholm slapped the table with chips in hand, audibly sighing at the situation. He tossed in a time bank while Zhu looked downward, pinching the hood of his jumper so it covered the right side of his face. If Zhu wanted to look frightened, he was doing a good job of it.
In the end, Espholm put in his T-100,000 chips to call.
Zhu tabled K♥Q♠, which went runner-runner to make the nut flush. Espholm looked gutted as he turned over 10♦10♠ for a set of tens that was no good before leaving the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,700,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
Busted |