Jian Zhang moved all in with pocket eights and found himself up against the jacks of Marius Torbergsen. Zhang didn't find any help and is eliminated in 13th place.
Huidong Gu with and Zongyao Zhang holding put all their money in the pot on the turn. The board read . The river didn't change anything and Gu doubles to a slightly above average stack.
The very next hand Zhang moved his remaining 42,000 into the middle with and was called by Meng Dian Peng with . Zhang hit his king on the flop and it held to give him a double. He is still really short, so we expect to see him pushing his chips in again soon.
There was a 200k pot and a flop of already dealt. Quan Zhou, in early position, checked the turn to Marius Torbergsen who bet 80,000. Zhou played with his chips a bit and after a short time, made the call.
Zhou again checked when the river came. This time Torbergsen bet 220,000. When action got back to Zhou, he announced all in. Torbergsen was just shaking his head.
After a few short seconds, Zhou called the clock but the tournament director explained that not enough time had lapsed for the clock to be called. Then Zhou took his calling chips, matched them to Torbergsen's bet and pushed the chips into the pot. Then he moved his remaining chips in front of Torbergsen.
Torbergsen ended up folding and Zhou was given a three-hand penalty for aggressive action.
To say Quan Zhou gets excited at the possibility of winning is an understatement. When involved in an all in situation, Zhou loudly shouts with each turn of the card. When he eliminates a player, which he has done several times so far, he responds "Goodbye" while laughing and holding his hand out to his opponent.
Some might view this as less than ideal sportsmanship behavior. He was warned for excessive celebration yesterday and today was given and official warning when he eliminated Kenny Wong. He has been deemed "Mr. Excessive Celebration by APPT President Danny McDonagh.
Quan Zhou raised to 25,000 from early position and Kenny Wong, in middle position, reraised to 66,000. Action folded around and Zhou went all in. Wong quickly called and the first cooler of the was revealed.
Zhou:
Wong;
Wong was looking for some help and didn't find it when the board fell . Wong leaves the tournament in 22nd place.