Up and Down for Van Fleet
Yang Zhang raised to 1,000,000 in the cutoff and Jon Van Fleet defended from the big blind. The flop came Q?9?4? and Van Fleet checked to Zhang who shoved all in. Van Fleet called off his stack of 2,775,000 and the cards were tabled.
Jon Van Fleet: Q?10?
Yang Zhang: 10?9?
Both players flopped a pair but Van Fleet's was the better of the two. The K? and 8? runout changed nothing and Van Fleet doubled up.
A couple of hands later, Van Fleet raised to 1,000,000 in the cutoff and Zhang called on the button. The flop came A?J?3? and both players checked to the K? on the turn. Van Fleet led out with a bet of 2,200,000 and Zhang called. The 3? paired the board on the river and both players checked.
Van Fleet turned over 10?9? for a missed combo draw and Zhang held A?9? to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,900,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
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|
3,600,000
700,000
|
700,000 |