Set Over Set Boosts Liu
Mikiyo Aoki raised to 41,000 from under the gun and JJ Liu called from middle position. Cherish Andrews called in the hijack, Lara Eisenberg in the cutoff, and Fatima Nanji completed with a call from the big blind. They went five-ways to the flop.
The flop came 
and the action checked to JJ Liu who made a bet of 42,000. Cherish Andrews was next to act and she three-bet to 140,000. It folded back around to Liu who made the call.
The turn card brought the 
. Liu checked the action to Andrews who bet 175,000 and Liu made the call.
The river was the 
, Liu checked again and Andrews sized up to 375,000. Liu made the call.
Cherish Andrews: 
JJ Liu: 
Andrews attempted a steal on the flop and improved to a set of threes on the turn. Unfortunately, it was second best to Liu's flopped set of fours. Liu scooped a big pot to start off the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,669,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
645,000
-555,000
|
-555,000 |