Penev Doubles Up Through Tran
Zlatin Penev raised to 160,000 from the cutoff with 
and Tony Tran defended his big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Tran check-raised to 400,000 the 110,000 continuation bet of Penev, who called.
The turn 
and the river 
went check both ways and Penev took the took the pot, seeing his opponent bluff.
Two hands later Penev raised under the gun with 
and received calls from Tran
in the button and Josef Snejberg 
in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Penev continued for 160,000 getting a call from Tran and a fold from Snejberg.
The turn was the 
and Penev check-shoved for 2,380,000 after the 905,000 bet from his opponent.
Tan took some time, asked for a count and decided to go for it.
The river was the and Penev won the pot and took over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,720,000
3,480,000
|
3,480,000 |
|
2,700,000
-2,380,000
|
-2,380,000 |