Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to 12,000. Hugo Lemaire three-bet to 32,000, and Cheong called.
The flop came , and Lemaire tossed a green T25,000 chip and a T5,000 chip forward. Cheong called. The turn was another nine - the - and Lemaire led again - this time for 65,000. Cheong called.
The completed the board, and Lemaire fired a third bullet worth 155,000. Cheong sat back in his seat silently, assessing the situation. His eyes were fixed on the board, and he was riffling orange T5,000 chips in his left hand. He eventually folded, and Lemaire showed .
With the board reading and about 60,000 in the pot, both players checked through to the river. A check from Cazals led to a bet of 40,000 from Mirzikinian. Cazals, though, popped it to 185,000. A call came from Mirzikinian, but he was not happy to see Cazals table for a full house. Mirzikinian flahsed the for a straight as he watched the pot get pushed the other way.
Going into the final level of his match yesterday with Marvin Rettenmaier, Warwick Mirzikinian trailed slightly in chips. It was at that point when he decided to change his strategy and limp on his button blind each time. It worked in his favor as he steadily chipped away at Rettenmaier as a result. Thus far, he has done the same every time he is on the button in this match.
As the saying goes: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Joseph Cheong had the button, and raised to 12,000. Hugo Lemaire three-bet to 30,000. Cheong called.
The flop was . Both players checked. The turn was the , Lemaire led for 40,000, and Cheong raised to 125,000. Lemaire called.
The completed the board, and Lemaire checked. Cheong tossed out 225,000, and Lemaire tank-called. Cheong tabled for a full house, and Lemaire showed before mucking.
Hugo Lemaire had the button and opened to 12,500. Cheong called, and the flop fell . Cheong check-called 13,000, and the turn was another ace - the . Both players checked.
The completed the board, and Cheong led for 30,000. Lemaire released, and Cheong won the pot.
Aubin Cazals raised to 15,000 on the button and Warwick Mirzikinian defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Mirzikinian check-called a bet of 20,000, landing the turn. Mirzikinian checked for a second time to Cazals who promptly bet 55,000. Mirzikinian called again and the hit the river. A third check from Mirzikinian led a third bet from Cazals, this one for 160,000. Mirzikinian tanked for about 45 seconds before tossing in the chips to call.
Cazals tabled for a full house to take down the pot.