Hong Continues to Grind on Day 4
Nível 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With around 50,000 already in the middle on the 
flop, Ivan Starostin, from the hijack, put in a continuation bet of 25,000.
Jeffrey Hong, from the big blind, then put in a raise of 105,000. Starostin called.
On the 
turn, Hong opted to check. Starostin decided on the check as well.
On the 
river, Hong reached into his giant stack of red chips, worth 5,000 each, and put a massive tower in front of him. A count revealed that the bet size was 145,000.
Starostin deliberated for roughly 30 seconds before sliding his cards into the muck.
Hong started the day with 113,000 in chips and is now at 695,000, which is roughly the current average stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
695,000
582,000
|
582,000 |
|
400,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
completed board with 120,000 in the pot. 
, as he mucked. Zhang returned in kind and displayed his 
for a rivered pair of tens.
and about 450,000 was in the middle. 
.
and both players checked to the 
on the river. 
fell on the turn, dubbed "the sexiest card in the deck" by a player across the table, although the two players in the hand may not have felt the same way, as they both checked the turn and the 
river.
, and the French bracelet winner added to his stack.
for the pair, that was good enough as Chan mucked his cards.
and the small blind checked to Imsirovic who bet 50,000. The small blind called and the 
before it hit the muck. It was one of the largest pots of the tournament thus far and Imsirovic cemented his place near the top of the leaderboard.
, Conrad Simpson moved all in and Nicholas Howard called with a bigger stack.
