Bulychev Doubles Into the Chip Lead
Anson Tsang raised on the button with the 
and was called by Quan Zhou in the big blind with the 
. On the 
flop, Zhou checked and Tsang bet 95,000 into a pot of 230,000. Zhou check-raised to 245,000 and Tsang sent his cards into the muck.
Hokyiu Lee eventually got involved in the action and raised to 110,000 from the under-the-gun position with 
. Ilya Bulychev on the button three-bet to 320,000 with 
and Lee indeed gave it some thought before tossing in the additional chips. The flop brought 
and Lee bet the pot for 700,000.
Bulychev only had 864,000 behind and moved all in after short consideration, Lee called it off.
Neither the 
turn nor the 
river improved Lee and Bulychev scored a massive double, while Lee was left with fewer than one big blind and in the big blind the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,244,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
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|
29,000
-1,155,000
|
-1,155,000 |
|
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