Zwaine Still Climbing, Duan Pushes Off Vu
John Zwaine is in the hot seat presently making another big hand, this time against Duy Vu.
It was a limped pot, with Zwaine completing the small blind and Vu checking his option in the big blind to bring in a flop of 
with the action going check, check.
The 
turn also saw no betting, with Zwaine leading out for 225,000 on the 
river. Vu made a quick call but could not beat Zwaine's 
turned straight which was good for another 305,000 in chips.
The hand after saw Huss Hassan take down a multi-way limped pot in position on the flop, and the hand after that saw Chao Duan push Duy Vu of a decent-sized pot.
It was Steven Zhou who was the instigator in this case, making it 160,000 to go from the hijack and picking up a caller in Vu (button) before Duan re-raised to 475,000 from the big blind. Zhou asked Duan how much more his was playing - ~2-million - before sliding his cards into the muck.
However, Vu decided to give Duan a spin and made the call to bring the two to a flop of 
, which Duan led for 300,000. Vu called and the dealer burned and turned the , which was as far as the hand went.
While he took a good two-minutes about it, Duan eventually decided the right amount to double-barrel was a hefty 900,000 and Vu's cards instantly hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,405,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
4,100,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
3,390,000
-780,000
|
-780,000 |