An Intense Chop Between Zhu and Pollak
Matthew Wakeman just raised to 1,300 from the hijack and Yaxi Zhu three-bet from his direct left to 3,400. Benjamin Pollak, in the small blind, made the call and Wakeman tanked for a bit before making the call as well.
The flop brought out 
and both Pollak and Wakeman checked quickly. Zhu gave it some thought before betting 3,300, after which she stared down Pollak. While Pollak tanked, Zhu stared at him, but Wakeman stared at Zhu to create an interesting three-way staring contest.
After a while Pollak called, and Wakeman seemed to have found what he was looking for and folded his cards.
The turn brought the 
and Pollak checked quickly again before Zhu looked down at her chips and bet 9,000.
Pollak tanked for a decent amount of time before calling, and the 
river put a full house on the board. Both players eventually checked, and Zhu showed 
versus Pollak's 
. Pollak had outs the whole way through to win the hand outright, but in the end the pot was chopped.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,300
-11,700
|
-11,700 |
|
33,000
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
22,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |