Hands #63-66: Justin Bernstein Is on the Upswing

Photo:  Justin Bernstein

HAND #63  –  Mark Staples raises from the button to 200,000, Mark Zhu calls from the small blind, and Naj Ajez calls from the big blind. The flop comes , and it checks to Staples, who bets 200,000. Zhu folds, and Ajez calls.

The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , Ajez bets 300,000, and Staples folds. Ajez takes the pot.

HAND #64  –  Yang Lei raises UTG+1 to 200,000, Justin Bernstein moves all in from the big blind for 1,550,000, and Lei folds. Bernstein takes the pot.

Justin Bernstein  –  1,900,000  (19 bb)

HAND #65  –  Win Meng Tan raises UTG+1 to 2,325,000, leaving himself just a single 5K chip behind. Everyone folds, and Tan takes the pot.

Win Meng Tan  –  2,580,000  (26 bb)

HAND #66  –  Justin Bernstein raises from the button to 200,000, Yang Lei reraises from the big blind to 525,000, and Bernstein thinks for a while before he calls. The flop comes , Lei bets 150,000, and Bernstein thinks for a while before he calls.

The turn card is the , Lei checks, Bernstein moves all in for about 1,150,000, and Lei folds. Bernstein takes the pot.

Justin Bernstein  –  2,650,000  (27 bb)