Plenty of Action Involved
Chi Zhang raised to 180,000 and Patrik Antonius called. On the 
flop both players checked and Antonius check-called a bet of 160,000 on the 
turn. The 
river was checked again and Zhang tabled 
as winning hand.
Over on the other table, Ole Schemion checked and called a bet of 450,000 by Big Tony on the 
flop. The 
turn brought no betting action while Schemion led out for 535,000 of the big blind on the 
river. Big Tony called and was shown the 
, which the Italian had beat with 
for the overpair.
Leon Tsoukernik limped in from under the gun and Schemion raised to 310,000, Timothy Adams called in the big blind and so did Tsoukernik. A flop of 
was checked to Schemion and his bet of 300,000 picked up a single call by Adams. The 
turn went check, check, and Adams bet the 
river for 1.7 million to force a fold.
Zhang raised first to act and Johannes Becker defended the big blind. The flop came 
and Becker check-raised from 160,000 to 560,000. Zhang called and faced the shove of Becker on the 
turn for 2.59 million in total. Zhang tanked five minutes into the new level and finally let go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
||
|
4,400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
4,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
2,550,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
|
||
|
1,050,000
-880,000
|
-880,000 |