After twenty minutes of small ball and swapping pots the following hand broke out.
Ami Barer opened for 100,000 and got called by Sunny Jung on the button and big blind Zuo 'ST' Wang. The three of them saw a flop of . Barer made it 160,000 when it was checked to him and Jung raised to 440,000.
With Wang out of the way Barer announced all in and with a look back at his cards Jung made the call.
Barer:
Jung:
Barer was on the straight draw and Jung had a pair with the flush draw.
The turn gave Barer the better pair but the river gave Jung the two pair and he let out a cry of relief as he got a big double up to stay in contention to win back-to-back titles .
On the last hand before the break, Gabriel Le Jossec raised to 85,000 from under the gun. Zuo 'ST' Wang flatted the button only to have Ami Barer three-bet to 275,000 from the small blind. Action came back to Le Jossec and he moved forward a four-bet to 700,000. Wang folded, Barer flatted, and the two saw a flop of .
Both players slowed with checks on the flop and the hit the turn. Barer checked for a second time, Le Jossec followed suit, and the completed the board. Barer reached for chips and moved out a bet of 320,000. Le Jossec spent over three minutes in the tank before choosing to release his cards.
Gabriel Le Jossec opened for 80,000 and small blind Zuo 'ST' Wang called. The two of the saw a flop of .
Wang check-called a bet of 80,000 and on the turn they both checked. The river card was the and Wang bet 175,000. Le Jossec weighed it up, counted out the chips, and made the call.
Wang turned over and Le Jossec won by calling him down with .
Gabriel Le Jossec raised to 85,000 from under the gun and action folded over to Sunny Jung in the big blind. He three-bet the action to 220,000 only to have Le Jossec four-bet ship for 1.26 million. Jung called and the hands were exposed.
Le Jossec:
Jung:
Jung was in a commanding position heading to the community cards. The flop came down , keeping Jung's ace high in the lead but giving Le Jossec a few additional outs with an inside straight draw. The fell on the turn, meaning Le Jossec needed to improve in order to stay alive. He did exactly that as the completed the board on the river, giving Le Jossec a winning pair of kings.
Le Jossec doubled to 2.6 million while Jung dropped to about 1.85 million.
Gabriel Le Jossec opened for 85,000 and Sunny Jung three-bet from the big blind to 225,000. Le Jossec responded with a shove. Jung got the count of 1,025,000 and let the hand go.
Not long after they would tangle again when Jung get 85,000 from the button and Le Jossec called in the small blind and it went heads-up to a flop of [6s jc th[. Le Jossec check-called a bet of 125,000 and they went to the turn card . A river saw Le Jossec check-call a bet of 125,000.
Jung had and Le Jossec the . They had both been in the lead at points in the hand but ended up chopping it.
Zuo 'ST' Wang opened for 88,000 from the cut-off and Sunny Jung three-bet to 225,000 from the big blind. Wang four-bet to 500,000 and Wang made the call.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn card fell the and when Jung checked a bet of 325,000 from Wang saw Jung release his cards.
On a board of , Sunny Jung checked over to Gabriel Le Jossec who fired out 125,000. Jung came over the top with a check-raise to 285,000 and Le Jossec called to see a river.
The dealer completed the board with the and Jung pushed 550,000 past the betting line. Le Jossec spent about two minutes in the tank before opting to release his cards.