The hijack raised to 800. Kevin Andriamahefa three-bet it to 3,500 from the button and the hijack came alone with the call.
The flop came down K♦Q♣4♥. Andriamahefa continued for 2,200 which got his opponent to fold fairly swiftly as the recent WSOP circuit Grand Victoria main event champion took the modest early pot.
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Action was caught on the turn on the board 3♣5♣Q♦2♠. Fangxiao Zhang checked in the big blind. Eric Stangel bet 2,000 on the cutoff, and Zhang raised to 5,000. Stangel called.
The river was the 8♠ and Zhang now bet 12,000, which was about the size of the pot. After some thinking Stangel called and saw the bad news, his opponent had turned the set with 2♣2♦.