20K (SHR) - 8 HANDED ($20,000)

Ivan Zhang open-limps his small blind and pays Chris Park's 3,500 increase for the flop 4♥ 5♦ 2♣ . Zhang check-raises 11,000 and Park fills his 4,000 c-bet for the 8♠ turn to drop. Zhang's 4,000 gets met before he fires another 5,000 on the river A♥ . Park calls A♣ 4♣ and scoops against 8♥ 7♣ from Zhang.

First to act Ivan Zhang opens for another 2,000, hijack Chris Park makes it 5,500, big blind Renji Mao flats and Zhang ups it again to 25,000. Park lets it go and Mao jams which puts Zhang in the tank. He opts to fold after using a time bank and Mao shows the Q♥ .

With a 2,500 raise and a call in front, big blind Ivan Zhang pumps it to 15,000 and takes only cutoff Calvin Lee to the flop 6♠ 9♥ J♠ where his 10,000 continuation gets met by Lee. On the turn 3♦ Calvin Lee folds to Zhang's 55,000 second barrel who shows J♣ J♦ .

Fresh from a rebuy, Ivan Zhang makes it 2,000 from under the gun before filling up Calvin Lee's 5,000 reraise from the button. The board gets checked to the river 4♣ A♠ 5♥ 3♣ J♣ where Zhang leads 20,500 with Q♣ J♥ and Lee snaps with A♦ T♣ to scoop the pot.

The river 2♣ keeps Song ahead and Action Ivan starts his trip to the registration desk.