Facing an open, Zhou Quan flicked in his 65,000 stack with A♠ 8♥ and was called by raiser Thomas Boivin with K♦ Q♦ . Up for a race, the board A♠ 5♥ 5♠ T♥ T♦ quickly paired up Zhou’s ace, earning him a double up to 25 BB.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 660,000(110 BB) | -90,000 | |
| 150,000(25 BB) |
Utg+1 Zhou Quan opened to 7,000 and called Li Keyi’s three bet to 27,000 behind. Flop came 4♥ 5♣ 7♠ and saw Zhou check call 18,000, and another 100,000 on turn K♠ . By the river 8♦ however, Zhou was unable to continue after Li put him all-in for his remaining 150,000. Li takes the pot and climbs to a 233 BB stack.
Utg+1 Yu Lei bumped it up to 6,500 and was met with a raise by Zhou Quan behind to 19,500. Yu answered with a four bet to 51,500, enough to convince Zhou to throw in the towel.
Yu Lei opened on the button and was joined by both players on the blinds on flop 9♦ K♠ 5♥ . Checked to Yu, he continued for 2,500, raised by small blind Zhou Quan to 10,000. Big blind opts out and Yu makes the call. On turn 3♥ , Zhou check called a 47,000 bet from Yu and another 235,000 on river 6♣ . Yu reveals top set K♣ K♥ and packs in the win.
Hijack Zhou Quan opened to 3,500 and saw both players on the blinds complete. On flop K♠ 5♦ 4♣ , Zhou continued for 6,000, called by small blind Valeriy Pak. Zhou fired a heftier 16,500 on turn 3♦ and called Pak’s raise to 38,000 not long after. On river Q♦ , Pak sent out a final 77,000 bet, called by his opponent. Pak shows 7♦ 7♠ , no good against Zhou’s set 4♥ 4♦ .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 610,000(407 BB) | 610,000 | |
| 210,000(140 BB) | -128,000 |
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