Zhang Wins Stylish Flip Against Ichinose

Hong Kong’s Jacky Wong opened the action with a raise from middle position and Japan’s Kosei Ichinose made the call from around the back and the action folded to small blind Kuang Zhen Yu who quickly moved all-in. Wong folded but Ichinose made the call and the cards were turned over.

Kuang Zhen Yu:
Kosei Ichinose:

The flop saw Ichinose take the lead, and he also had Yu covered and for a minute there it looked like the Chinese player was on his way out. However, poker being a game of variance means sometimes the unexpected happens and the turn and river saw Yu hit the perfect two running cards to make a straight – a fact he celebrated with a fist pump and a cry of ‘Yesssssss!’.

Yu was rewarded for his bold squeeze play and stacked up to 353,000 while Ichinose took the hit stoically like the professional he is and dropped to 390,000.