Hand #90-92: Epstein Doubles Up
Hand #90: Rene van Krevelen called under the gun and so did Alex Epstein, and Anson Tsang. Chance Kornuth checked on his button.
The flop fell and Van Krevelen and Epstein checked. Tsang bet 85,000 and Kornuth was all in for 1,280,000. They all folded and the pot was pushed to Kornuth.
Hand #91: Epstein called from under the gun and so did Tsang, Thai Ha, and Kornuth. Van Krevelen checked and they went five-way to the flop.
It checked to Kornuth who bet 60,000 and Van Krevelen folded. Epstein raised to 225,000 but he saw Tsang three-bet to 1,470,000. Epstein called for his tournament life.
Anson Tsang:
Alex Epstein:
The board ran out with the turn and the river. Epstein rivered a better full house to double up.
Hand #92: Tsang called under the gun. Ha called from the next seat and Kornuth called from the hijack. Epstein checked on the button.
The flop was dealt and Tsang and Ha checked to Kornuth. He bet 85,000 and that made Epstein and Tsang fold. Ha called.
The turn was the and Ha check-called another bet from Kornuth that was sized 225,000 this time after he tanked for about a minute.
The river was the and Ha checked for the third time in a row. Kornuth bet 425,000 on the river and put the pressure on Ha who had to make a serious decision in the pot that grew to 1,180,000. Ha got out of the way after he tanked some more.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Alex Epstein |
1,900,000
978,000
|
978,000 |
|
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Chance Kornuth |
1,800,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
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Anson Tsang |
1,400,000
-1,060,000
|
-1,060,000 |
|
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Rene van Krevelen |
863,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Thai Ha |
813,000
-372,000
|
-372,000 |
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