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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.