Day 1C
Sergius Santos Keeps Up The Pressure

Sergius Santos commands the action with a 3000 bet and stays in the driver’s seat throughout the flop Q♥ A♠ T♣ with a 2000 c-bet that’s called by Xianqi Chan. Tides switch for a brief moment with his small 2000 bet on the turn T♥ met with a raise of 12,000, Santos calls to buy the river 6♠ . For the third time, Santos leads out 11,000, this time he wins the pot uncontested.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XC Xianqi Chan | 194,000(129 BB) |
SS Sergius Santos | 122,000(81 BB) |
Sunghak Lee Puts Pressure On The River
Sunghak Lee enters the hand with a 2400 raise then calls Sergius Santos 11,700 re-raise. Santos continues to bet and Lee calls 6000 bets on the flop and turn Q♠ 6♠ 9♠ J♥ , and on the river Q♦ , with Santos slowing down to a check, Lee test bets pot of 48,000 and takes it down without a fight.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LS Lee Sunghak | 119,000(99 BB) |
SS Sergius Santos | 86,000(72 BB) |
Sergius Santos Wins The Three Way
Heavy preflop action opens with a 3000 bet from Cheng Zhang, called by Sergius Santos, then Krankka Tommi three-bets all in for 21,800. Zhang answers with a four-bet of 80,800 to try to isolate but Santos wants in on the action and calls for his remaining 45,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
SS Sergius Santos | A♣J♠ SB | 113,000(94 BB) |
CZ Cheng Zhang (3) | 8♦8♥ D | 98,800(82 BB) |
KT Krankka Tommi | Q♥J♦ BB | busted |
Santos flops nuts

India’s Asish Ghosh opens from UTG to 500 and gets calls from the Philippines’ Sergius Santos in the +1 position and Kosei Fujiwara of Japan in the BB.
The flop is T♣ K♥ 9♠ as all players check. The run is the 5♦. Fujiwara and Ghosh check and now Santos leads out for 500. His opponents call. The river is the K♠ and once again it is checked to the Filipino who bets 1,000. Fujiwara calls and Ghosh folds.
Santos tables Q♣ J♥ for the nut straight on the flop. Fujiwara mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SS Sergius Santos | 34,000(170 BB) |
KF Kosei Fujiwara | 27,800(139 BB) |
AG Asish Ghosh | 25,500(128 BB) |