Cao Back on Track
Niveau 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Rui Cao and Stefan Schillhabel were the two players that re-entered and both ended up on the same table and next to each other. Cao immediately won a bigger pot against Isaac Haxton and just now looked through a bluff by Mikhail Smirnov.
The Russian bet the completed board of 
for 25,000 and Cao called. Smirnov tapped the table in defeat and flashed 
, which Cao had beat with 
for two pair.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
over on the feature table and Julian Thomas calls on the button with the 
. The flop came 
and Yong continued for 5,000. Thomas raised to 15,500 and Yong called.
turn, Yong checked and Thomas made it 38,000 to go, Yong called with 86,000 behind. The 
river completed the board and Yong checked once more. Thomas bet 175,000, which covered Yong by far, and the 6-Max champion called it off to go within half an hour from hero to zero.
and Dan Cates called in the big blind with the 
. On the 
flop both players checked and Cates also checked the 
turn. Phua bet 9,000 into 12,800 and Cates came along.
river, Cates checked the third street in a row and called a bet of 16,000 by Phua to see the latter jump up to more than half a million in chips.
and Cates defended the 
in the small blind with a three-bet to 21,000, Phua quickly called. The 
turn, Cates fired a second bet worth 55,000 and Phua called. The 
river slowed down Cates and he checked, Phua moved all in almost instantly.
flop, Arnaud made it 6,500 to go and was called by Kenney before the second barrel on the 
turn for just 4,000, only Koon came along.
for a full house.
