Zhang Joins the Biggest Stacks

Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a hand that started at the end of the previous level, a seemingly innocent pot of around 55,000 emerged to the J?7?5?2? turn. That's when things escalated between Hongru Zhang and Ran Shahar with the former jamming into a bet and getting called.
Hongru Zhang: 8?4?
Ran Shahar: Q?J?
The naked top pair of Shahar had zero equity ahead of the 9? river and Zhang earned a healthy double for 167,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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420,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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380,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
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330,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
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105,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |