World Poker Tour

Zhang Hongru

China

Blind level

Level 15: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

58/251

Total Chips

12,550,000

Average

216,379

D1B

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 7:24:35 AM

Hwang’s rockets dodge Zhang’s outs

Level 4: 300 / 500 ante: 500

Joining another hand in progress, the turn card has already been revealed on a J♦ 5♥ K♠ 2♣ board with the pot at 13,500. China’s Zhang Hongru checks from the sb while Hwang Wei Choong of Malaysia bets 6,500. Zhang makes the call. The river is the J♣ and not further action happens.

Hwang flips over A♦ A♣ while Zhang shows Q♦ T♠ for a missed straight. The win puts the Malaysian just shy of the six-figure chip mark.

Player	Chips
HW Hwang Wei ChoongMalaysia	97,800(196 BB)
ZH Zhang HongruChina	38,800(78 BB)

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 6:52:48 AM

Ghosh gets six-figure stack, hits Zhang

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Ashish Kumar Ghosh

With four community cards already showing K♥ T♠ 8♠ 3♦ and a pot worth 11,000, Ashish Kumar Ghosh of India bets 7,000 from the lowjack and gets raised to 18,000 from the hijack of China’s Zhang Hongru. Ghosh then 3-bets all-in for 46,800 and gets called.

Player	Hand	Chips
AG Asish GhoshIndia	3♠3♥	104,600(262 BB)
ZH Zhang HongruChina	Q♠J♠	17,300(43 BB)

Ghosh shows a set on the turn while Zhang tables an open-ended straight draw with a flush draw to boot.

The river card is the 2♣ to give the pot to Ghosh and attain over a hundred thousand in chips. Zhang is reduced to just over 18,000 in his stack.