Hands #89-91: Markus Garberg Gains Ground on Ying Lin Chua with a Straight

Jan 8, 2016

Hand #89  –  Markus Garberg raises, and Ying Lin Chua folds

Hand #90  –  Ying Lin Chua folds, giving Markus Garberg a walk in the big blind.

Hand #91  –  Markus Garberg raises to 130,000, and Ying Lin Chua calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of Heart 5Club 3Diamond 2Heart 4, Chua checks, Garberg bets 185,000, and Chua check-raises to 375,000. Garberg calls.

The river card is the Club 5, and both players check. Chua shows Diamond KHeart 9 for king high, but Garberg turns over Club KClub 6 to win the pot with a six-high straight.

Markus Garberg  –  3,170,000  (53 bb)
Ying Lin Chua  –  3,600,000  (60 bb)

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