Zaki Chips Up With Two Knockouts Back to Back
On the first of two big pots, Justin Zaki was on the button and three-bet an open from Brett Murray in the hijack. Murray four-bet all in for around 3,000,00 chips and Zaki called.
Brett Murray: A♥K♦
Justin Zaki: A♦A♣
Aces held on 9♥10♦8♦9♠4♦ to knockout Murray and send a big pot Zaki’s way.
The very next hand, Zaki raised from the cutoff and faced an almost-all-in from Frank Lin in the small blind. Lin made it 1,815,000 and when action came back to Zaki, he called and flipped over 2♦2♠, unaware that Lin still has a 100,000 chip behind.
The dealer dealt out 10♥3♦8♦ and Lin took his time to try to catch the payout jump. Zaki asked Lin to tell him who was ahead, but Lin refused, jokingly pointing to the remaining chip he was playing for. After the clock ran out, he checked and Zaki put him all in. The waiting game repeated and after the clock ran out the second time, Lin called, flipping over K♥Q♠.
The turn and river were J♠ and 5♥, no help to Lin and he was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,900,000
10,685,000
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10,685,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |