Phua Takes the Lead

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Paul Phua raised to 5,000 with the 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.

After the 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.

Both clashed in the very next hand to create an even bigger pot on the feature table.

It started with a raise to 5,000 by Phua in the hijack with and Cates defended the in the small blind with a three-bet to 21,000, Phua quickly called. The flop gave Phua a full house and Cates bet 15,000, Phua just called.

After 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.