Hands #64-70: Heng Zhang Takes the Chip Lead with 5.8 Million

Photo:  Chip Leader Heng Zhang

HAND #64  –  Frederic Normand raises from middle position to 100,000, and Michael Frierson calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Frierson checks, Normand bets 60,000, and Frierson check-raises to 220,000. Normand folds, and Frierson takes the pot.

HAND #65  –  Steven Rash raises from the button to 110,000, Heng Zhang moves all in from the big blind, and Rash folds. Zhang takes the pot.

Steven Rash  –  665,000  (13 bb)

HAND #66  –  Brian Senie raises UTG+1 to 100,000, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #67  –  Brian Senie raises under the gun to 100,000, Steven Rash moves all in from the hijack for 665,000, and Senie folds. Rash takes the pot.

Steven Rash  –  890,000  (18 bb)

HAND #68  –  Michael Frierson raises from the hijack to 115,000, Ethan Cahn raises from the button to 285,000, and Frierson four-bets all in. Cahn folds, and Frierson takes the pot.

HAND #69  –  Heng Zhang raises from the hijack to 110,000, Brian Senie reraises from the small blind to 340,000, and Zhang calls. The flop comes , Senie bets 300,000, and Zhang calls. The turn card is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Senie bets 750,000, Zhang moves all in, and Senie folds. Zhang takes the pot.

Heng Zhang  –  5,800,000  (116 bb)
Brian Senie  –  950,000  (19 bb)

HAND #70  –  Ian O’Hara completes the small blind to 50,000, and Toby Boas checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of , O’Hara bets 85,000, and Boas calls. The river card is the , O’Hara checks, Boas bets 250,000, and O’Hara folds. Boas takes the pot.