Hands #84-87: Mark Zhu Drops Down to Eight Big Blinds

Photo:  Mark Zhu

HAND #84  –  Naj Ajez raises from the button to 250,000, Justin Bernstein moves all in from the small blind for 2,725,000, and Ajez folds. Bernstein takes the pot.

Justin Bernstein  –  3,225,000  (26 bb)

HAND #85  –  Naj Ajez raises from the cutoff to 250,000, and Yang Lei calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Lei checks, Ajez bets 225,000, and Lei folds. Ajez takes the pot.

HAND #86  –  Justin Bernstein raises from the cutoff to 250,000, Yang Lei moves all in from the small blind, and Bernstein folds. Lei takes the pot.

HAND #87  –  Yang Lei raises from the button to 250,000, and Mark Zhu calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Zhu checks, Lei bets 150,000, and Zhu check-raises to 350,000. Lei calls. The turn card pairs the board with the , and both players check.

The river card double-pairs the board with the , Zhu bets 150,000, and Lei calls. Zhu shows for the two pair on the board with a queen kicker, but Lei turns over to win the pot with a full house, jacks full of aces.

Yang Lei  –  11,500,000  (92 bb)
Mark Zhu  –  1,000,000  (8 bb)