An Orbit with WSOP Main Event Chip Leader Zilong Zhang

Calum Grant

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Hand One

Zilong Zhang opened to 26,000 and was called by the big blind. The players checked all the way down for the board to show . Zhang won with his .

Hand Two

Ali Imsirovic raised to 27,000 from early position and Zhang mucked from the cutoff.

Hand Three

Zilong Zhang opened to 26,000 from the hijack and was called by the cutoff. Zhang bet 21,000, 66,000 and 204,000 for the board to show . The cutoff called Zhang's river bet and then mucked after the chip leader took the pot down with his .

Hand Four and Five

Zhang raised to 26,000 and everyone folded, the same thing happened the following hand.

Hand Six

Kyle Ho opened to 25,000 from under the gun and then called when Zhang made it 77,000 from early position. Ho check-called for 56,000 on the flop before action checked through on the turn. Ho folded on the river when Zhang bet 250,000.

Hand Seven and Eight

Zhang folded preflop.

Hand Nine

Nicholas Immekus opened to 25,000 from the hijack and was called by Imsirovic in the cutoff and Zhang in the small blind. Only Zhang called after Immekus bet 20,000 on the flop. The turn checked through. Zhang then put his opponent all-in on the river.

With around 175,000 behind, Immekus tank-called for his tournament life. Zhang rolled over his for bottom pair and it was good. Immekus made the hero call with and then found himself on the wrong side of the rail.