Chun Lei Zhou brought it in with the and called when Jesse Martin completed with the . Both players then checked fourth, and then Martin led out for 160,000 on fifth. Zhou raised to 320,000, Martin called, and then Zhou check-called a bet of 160,000 on sixth. Zhou checked again on seventh and then folded when Martin bet 160,000.
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Event
Date
Time
Tournament
Buy-in
Guarantee
1
June 22
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$16.50
$2,500
2
June 23
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$1,500
3
June 24
5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$1,000
4
June 25
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$22
$1,200
5
June 26
5:30 p.m.
Omaha 8 or Better - Re-Entry
$33
$750
6
June 27
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$1,500
7
June 28
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$55
$5,000
8
June 29
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$109
$7,500
9
June 30
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$1,500
10
July 1
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$22
$1,200
11
July 2
5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$600
12
July 3
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Knockout
$7.70 + $7
$750
13
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5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$2,000
14
July 5
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$55
$4,500
15
July 6
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$27.50
$5,500
16
July 7
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Re-Entry
$33
$3,000
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Frank Kassela raised to 90,000 in the hijack seat, Chun Le Zhou moved all in for 520,000 out of the small blind, and Kassela called.
Kassela:
Zhou:
Kassela was a slight mathematical favorite with his wired pair of nines, but the flop gave Zhou a pair of tens. The man from Macau doubled through as turn and river came , respectively, and he now has 1.14 million chips.
The 2010 WSOP Player of the Year dropped down to 1.02 million.
Abe Mosseri opened for 70,000 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 250,000 from Brandon Shack-Harris on the button. Jesse Martin took his time before announcing that he was all in from the small blind for approximately 2.25 million. Mosseri snap-mucked and Shack-Harris thought for a minute or so before doing the same.
In the very next hand, Martin raised to 110,000 from the button and John Hennigan defended his big blind, which brought about a flop of . Both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the , and Hennigan bet 125,000. Martin called and watched Hennigan bet 225,000 on the river. Martin thought for a bit before making the call with the for a pair of tens, and it was good as Hennigan mucked his cards.
John Hennigan raised on the button, Chun Lei Zhou made it three bets out of the big blind, and Hennigan called.
Player
Draw One
Draw Two
Draw Three
Zhou
1
Pat
Pat
Hennigan
2
2
1
Zhou led out after every draw, going all in for 90,000 after the third, and Hennigan called, called, and folded.
"I thought I got there," Hennigan said looking at his hand a final time before mucking what appeared to be a pair.
The very next hand, Zhou raised out of the small blind and Brandon Shack-Harris called.
Player
Draw One
Draw Two
Draw Three
Zhou
2
1
Pat
Shack-Harris
3
Pat
Pat
Zhou led out after the second draw, Shack-Harris raised, and Zhou called. Zhou checked in the dark after the second draw, Shack-Harris bet, and Zhou called.
When Zhou patted on the final draw, Shack-Harris nearly broke his hand before deciding to pat behind. Both players checked, and Shack-Harris fanned a nine-perfect; . Zhou mucked.
Abe Mosseri raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Chun Lei Zhou called him from the hijack. Jesse Martin then three-bet to 240,000 from the button, the blinds folded, and Mosseri made it four bets to 320,000. Both Zhou and Martin called and the players drew 1-2-1 respectively.
Mosseri bet 80,000, Zhou called, and Martin bumped it to 160,000. The other two players called and then Mosseri drew one and Zhou two. Martin stood pat. Mosseri and Zhou then check-called another 160,000 and the former drew one while the latter stood pat. Martin refused to break.
Mosseri checked, as did Zhou, and Martin bet 160,000 one last time. Mosseri quickly folded and Zhou, who had most of his chips in the pot, thought long and hard before releasing his hand.
Brandon Shack-Harris brought it in with the and three players just called. John Hennigan then checked when he paired sixes on fourth, and two more checks saw Frank Kassela bet. Hennigan called, as did Chun Lei Zhou, and Shack-Harris got out of the way. Hennigan then checked fifth, Zhou bet 160,000, and only Kassela called. That action repeated itself on sixth before both players checked seventh.
Chun Lei Zhou raised in the cutoff, Brandon Shack-Harris made it three bets on the button, and Zhou called. The flop fell , and Zhou check-folded to a bet.
A few hands later, Zhou made it two bets from under the gun. Frank Kassela reraised on the button, Zhou called, and the flop was . Zhou check-called a bet, both players checked on the turn (), and Zhou led out on the river ().
Zhou showed for effectively ace-high. Kassela was out-kicking with , and Zhou picked up the pot.
Jesse Martin raised to 115,000 from the cutoff and Frank Kassela called from the button. The flop saw Martin bet 130,000, Kassela called, and the appear on the turn. Martin took his time before firing out 445,000, and it did the trick as Kassela folded.
and called when Jesse Martin completed with the 
. Both players then checked fourth, and then Martin led out for 160,000 on fifth. Zhou raised to 320,000, Martin called, and then Zhou check-called a bet of 160,000 on sixth. Zhou checked again on seventh and then folded when Martin bet 160,000.
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flop gave Zhou a pair of tens. The man from Macau doubled through as turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and he now has 1.14 million chips.
river. Martin thought for a bit before making the call with the 
for a pair of tens, and it was good as Hennigan mucked his cards.
. Zhou mucked.
and three players just called. John Hennigan then checked when he paired sixes on fourth, and two more checks saw Frank Kassela bet. Hennigan called, as did Chun Lei Zhou, and Shack-Harris got out of the way. Hennigan then checked fifth, Zhou bet 160,000, and only Kassela called. That action repeated itself on sixth before both players checked seventh.
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— fold
, and Zhou check-folded to a bet.
. Zhou check-called a bet, both players checked on the turn (
, and Zhou picked up the pot.
appear on the turn. Martin took his time before firing out 445,000, and it did the trick as Kassela folded.