Hands #33-37: Zang Doubles with Runner-Runner
Hand #33: Bryn Kenney opened to 425,000 with 
from the cutoff, Alfred DeCarolis called with [qjc] on the button and Bill Perkins defended his big blind with 
. The dealer fanned out 
and action checked to Kenney who bet 425,000 and only Perkins stuck around to see the 
turn card.
Perkins led out for 525,000 and Kenney moved all in with his flush draw for more than enough to cover his opponent. Perkins quickly folded his flopped four and sent the pot to Kenney.
Hand #34: Kenney looked down at 
and raised to 425,000 from the hijack. Stephen Chidwick defended his big blind holding 
and the flop came down 
. Both players checked, the 
landed as a turn card and Chidwick check-folded to a bet of 275,000 from Kenney.
Hand #35: Chidwick limped the small blind with 
and Dan Smith checked his option with 
. A flop of [qh5a5c] hit the board and both players checked to the 
turn card.
Chidwick bet 200,000 with his turned six and Smith called. A 
completed the board and Chidwick bet 300,000. Smith raised to 1,300,000 with his top two and Chidwick called with bottom two. Smith took down the pot, moving up to third on the leaderboard.
Hand #36: DeCarolis opened to 525,000 from middle position with 
and Aaron Zang elected to defend his big blind with 
. The dealer spread out 
on the flop and action checked DeCarolis who bet 900,000. Zang folded, sending the pot to DeCarolis.
Hand #37: Vivek Rajkumar raised to 450,000 from middle position with his 
and Aaron Zang moved all in for 2,400,000 in the small blind. Rajkumar called and players turned over their cards.
Aaron Zang: 
Vivek Rajkumar:
The flop came down 
and Zang was now the only player that could take down the whole pot. A 
peeled off on the turn, giving Zang a flush draw. The unthinkable 
landed on the river, completing the runner-runner flush for Zang who secured a full double through Rajkumar.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,600,000
-2,475,000
|
-2,475,000 |
|
||
|
10,500,000
2,450,000
|
2,450,000 |
|
||
|
7,700,000
1,610,000
|
1,610,000 |
|
||
|
7,000,000
-2,340,000
|
-2,340,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,200,000
2,075,000
|
2,075,000 |
|
4,700,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
3,400,000
-1,660,000
|
-1,660,000 |
|
2,600,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
|
||