William Chen Wins the $3,000 Limit Hold'em Event ($343,618)
On a board of 743, William Chen bets and Rich Zhu calls. The turn is the Q and Chen bets again. Zhu calls all in and shows 105. Chen shows A4 and is in the lead with a pair of fours. The river brings the Q and Chen wins the pot and eliminates Rich Zhu.
Rich Zhu finishes the tournament in 2nd place and earns $184,409.
Tue Jul 04 22:15:00 -0700 2006
Blind Increase
The blinds have been increased to $10,000-$15,000 with stakes of $15,000-$30,000.
Tue Jul 04 21:58:00 -0700 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William Chen
Layfayette Hill, PA, US
$1,110,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu
Rowland Heights, CA, US
$140,000
Tue Jul 04 21:57:00 -0700 2006
Quick Break
The players are currently on a 15-minute break.
Tue Jul 04 21:49:00 -0700 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William Chen
Layfayette Hill, PA, US
$1,150,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu
Rowland Heights, CA, US
$100,000
Tue Jul 04 21:39:00 -0700 2006
Rich Zhu Rakes a Big Pot
On a board of Q8423, Rich Zhu and William Chen four bet the pot and Zhu flips over 65 for the nut straight and rakes a pot of over $200,000.
Tue Jul 04 21:37:00 -0700 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William Chen
Layfayette Hill, PA, US
$900,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu
Rowland Heights, CA, US
$380,000
Tue Jul 04 21:25:00 -0700 2006
Updated Chip Count
The updated chip count is:
William Chen
Layfayette Hill, PA, US
$950,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu
Rowland Heights, CA, US
$330,000
Tue Jul 04 21:23:00 -0700 2006
Rich Zhu Maintains His Stack
Despite not being able to significantly build up his stack, Rich Zhu has managed to maintain it at around the $300,000 mark.
Tue Jul 04 21:01:00 -0700 2006
William Chen Takes Control
Through a series of blind steal and raking small pots, William Chen has whittled Rich Zhu's chip stack down to around $225,000.
4
3
. Chen shows A
for the nut straight and rakes a pot of over $200,000.
