Aces Good for Ma and Zhang
Two players have recently woken up with the pocket rockets and both got paid out. The first man with the best starting hand in poker was Zhi Ma, who had made it 1,000 to go from early position. A player in middle position min-raised to 2,000 and button David Hirst four-bet to 6,200 with Ma the only caller.
The 
flop saw Ma check the action over to Hirst, who continuation bet for 4,200, which Ma called to bring in the 
turn. That was it for the betting in the hand, with both players also checking the 
river, with Ma scooping the pot with 
.
Over on one of the other tables, we caught Daniel Laidlaw battling in a hand against Yisi Zhang with 5,000 in the pot on a flop of 
. Laidlaw, sitting on the button, had a bet of 2,000 out on the felt in front of him, but had been check-rasied to 5,500 by Zhang, who was in middle position.
Laidlaw made the call to bring in the 
turn and that was it for the betting in the hand, with both players checking that and the 
river. Zhang showed his 
to scoop the pot and climb to 44,000, leaving Laidlaw with half of his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
62,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
15,200
15,200
|
15,200 |