Lee Applies Maximum Pressure
Jangkyu Lee opened to 25,000 from under the gun and action folded around to the small blind, who called. The big blind got out of the way to send the two players heads-up to the flop.
The small blind checked on the 
flop and then called the 40,000 continuation from Lee.
The 
turn saw the small blind player check for a second time and Lee, in no mood to get to a cheap showdown, sized up a bet to 100,000. It did not take long for his opponent to make the call.
The small blind checked for a third time after the 
came on the river. Without too much hesitation, Lee announced all in, covering his opponent. The small blind player went into the tank for a couple of minutes, counting and re-counting his chip stack. Ultimately he decided to find a better spot, letting his hand go. The player to Lee's left said after the hand that he had seen Lee holding a 
, a statement that caused the small blind player to shake his head in frustration before getting out of his seat to take a lap of the room.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,260,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
flop to send the two players to the 
turn. Action checked through to the 
river, where Mulders tapped the table for a third time. Smyth threw out a bet of 75,000 and Mulders, pausing for a few moments, announced all in. 
flop immediately changed matters, with Franco maintaining the lead but Piotrowski moving ahead of Tsai in pursuit of the sidepot. 
turn or 
river, giving Franco a full triple up while sending an even larger heap of chips Piotrowski's way.
, Jangkyu Lee sat contemplating his move for a few minutes before finally pushing all in. 
for a straight flush and a huge double up to over two million in chips. Lee showed 
for two pair but it was no match for Spinella's hit on the river.
river. At this point Fox took over the betting lead, firing off 40,000. Piotrowski thought for some time before making the call. Fox turned over 
turn and the board double paired on the 
. Mandic had found a lucky river card that saw neither player's kicker factor into their hand, resulting in a chop pot. The saying "everyone loves a chop pot" may not be the first thing to come to Hallaert's mind after that hand.
