Hand #141: Steven Zhou limped the button and Michael Tran checked out of the big blind. On the flop, Tran check-called 10,000 and did so again after the turn for 15,000. The river completed the board and Tran checked for a third time. Zhou bet 35,000 and he got his flush with paid off by Tran.
Hand #142: Tran raised to 18,000 and Zhou called. The initial raiser bet the flop for 19,000 and Zhou called, the on the turn triggered a second barrel by Tran for 33,000 and this time Zhou folded.
Hand #143: Tran made it 16,000 to go and Alexander Antonios called. There was no bet on the flop or the turn before Antonios check-folded the river to a bet of 22,000 by Tran.
Hand #144: Antonios raised to 18,000 and claimed the big blind and antes.
Hand #146: Michael Tran raised to 17,000 from the button and won the pot.
Hand #147: Steven Zhou raised to 18,000 from the button, Tran called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Tran check-called a bet of 19,000 and then led out for 16,000 on the turn. Zhou raised to 43,000 and Tran folded. Zhou showed the .
Hand #148: Tran raised to 18,000 from the small blind and won the pot.
Hand #149: Zhou limped from the small blind, Alex Antonios defended from the big blind, and then both players checked the flop as well as the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Zhou bet 10,000 and Antonios called. Zhou showed the for a jack high, and Antonios won the pot with his queen high.
Hand #150: In the first hand of the new level, Alexander Antonios raised to 22,000 from the small blind and Michael Tran folded his big blind.
Hand #151: Antonios raised to 22,000 from the button and claimed the second pot in a row.
Hand #152: The action folded to Steven Zhou in the small blind and his raise to 25,000 shut down all further action in the hand.
Hand #153: Antonios raised to 22,000 from the small blind and Tran called, they went to the flop and both checked. On the turn, Antonios bet 23,000 and Tran tossed in the chips for the call. The on the river saw Antonios bet 36,000 and he got called to reveal as winning hand.
Hand #154: Antonios raised to 22,000 and Tran called. The flop got checked through, the turn saw Tran check-raise from 24,000 to 71,000 and the two of them high-fived when Antonios gave up the pot.
Hand #155: Steven Zhou limped the small blind, Alex Antonios checked his option from the big, and the flop came down . Zhou bet and Antonios folded.
Hand #156: Michael Tran received a walk.
Hand #157: Zhou received a walk.
Hand #158: Zhou raised to 20,000, Antonios called from the big blind, and then both players checked the flop. When the appeared on the turn, Zhou bet 23,000 and Antonios folded.
Hand #159: Tran received a walk.
Hand #160: Antonios raised to 23,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #161: Tran raised to 24,000 from the button, Zhou called from the small blind, and then both players checked the flop. Zhou then bet 18,000 on the turn, Tran called, and the completed the board on the river. Zhou checked but called when Tran bet 29,000. Tran tabled the for two pair and Zhou mucked.
Hand #162: Steven Zhou raised to 25,000 from the button and both his opponents threw their cards into the muck.
Hand #163: Alexander Antonios made it 23,000 to go from the button and Michael Tran carefully counted out some chips before raising. Zhou and Antonios immediately released their cards.
Hand #164: Tran raised to 20,000 from the button and Antonios called out of the big blind. The flop was checked by both and Antonios bet 26,000 on the turn. Tran called before they checked again on the river. Antonios showed and it took them a while to realize the split pot versus the of Tran.
Hand #165: Zhou raised to 23,000 and found no resistance.
Hand #166: Antonios raised to 23,000 and Tran three-bet to 65,000 from the small blind, Zhou folded the big blind. On the flop both players checked. The turn saw Antonios bet 57,000 after Tran checked to him and he snap-called the all in of Tran.
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Only one of the two remaining two jacks in the deck would avoid a setback for Tran, but the on the river evened out the stacks once again.
Hand #167: Michael Tran raised to 17,000 on the button and Alex Antonios called from the big blind. Antonios then check-folded to a bet of 26,000.
Hand #168: Steven Zhou raised to 20,000 on the button and won the pot.
Hand #169: Antonios raised to 23,000 on the button and won the pot.
Hand #170: Tran raised to 23,000 on the button then folded when Zhou three-bet to 75,000. It was a rare three-bet at this final table, and of course Zhou showed the goods with the .
Hand #171: Tan received a walk.
Hand #172: Antonios rased to 23,000 on the button and won the pot.
Hand #173: Michael Tran raised to 23,000 and Steven Zhou called from the small blind, Alexander Antonios folded from the big blind. On the flop, Tran made the continuation bet for 23,000 and Zhou quickly check-folded.
Hand #174: Zhou raised to 20,000 and Tran called to see the heads-up flop of . Tran check-raised from 22,000 to 70,000 and Zhou quickly called. Tran fired the turn for 105,000 and another snap-call followed. The on the river slowed down the action and both checked. Tran showed but his six-high flush was no good against the of Zhou.
Hand #175: Zhou raised from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #176: Zhou raised to 25,000 from the small blind and put up his hand for Antonios to high-five after a possible fold by his opponent like they had already done quite often. Antonios had other plans and tossed in the extra chips. On the flop, Zhou check-folded to a 27,000 bet of Antonios.
Hand #177: Antonios limped from the small blind and Tran checked. The flop saw Antonios bet 16,000 and Tran folded seven-high.
Hand #178: Alex Antonios limped the button, Michael Tran did the same from the small blind, and Steven Zhou checked his option to make it a family pot to the flop, which they all checked. When the appeared on the turn, Tran checked, Zhou bet 11,000, and Antonios folded. Tran called and then both players returned to checking on the river. Tran showed the and Zhou mucked.
Hand #179: Tran raised to 21,000 from the button and then called when Zhou, who seems to be the only player willing to reraise, three-bet to 45,000 from the small blind. Both players checked the flop, and then Zhou bet 33,000 on the turn. Tran raised to 83,000, Zhou called, and the completed the board on the river.
Zhou announced that he was all in, and Tran, who had 280,000 or so back, thought for about 40 seconds before giving it up.
Hand #180: Alexander Antonios limped from the button, Michael Tran called from the small blind and Steven Zhou raised to 45,000 out of the big blind. Only Antonios called to see the flop, where both players checked. On the turn, Zhou fired 53,000 and Antonios called before the on the river was checked around. Zhou showed for ace high and Antonios won the pot with .
Hand #181: Tran raised to 22,000 from the button and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #182: Antonios raised to 23,000 out of the small blind and Tran called. Antonios bet 24,000 on the flop and then gave up the turn by check-folding to a bet of 36,000 from Tran.
Hand #183: Antonios limped the button, Zhou raised to 22,000 and got called. On the 3d] flop, Zhou won the hand with a bet of 23,000.
Hand #184: Zhou made it 25,000 from the small blind and Antonios called. The flop triggered the continuation bet of Zhou for 36,000 and that was enough to claim the pot.