Bubble round: Chi Jen Chu chunks Seongsu Kong


Seongsu Kong and Chi Jen Chu met in two hands that both went Chu’s way. The first hand, sb Kong limped and Chu checked. When the board completed 9 6 Q K 5, Chu triple barreled betting 13k, 19k, and 58k, and Kong check-called each time. Kong showed K 9 two pair and Chu won it with J[10s} straight.

Next hand, Kong raised to 30k from the button, sb Chu three-bet to 101k, Kong called. On the flop 9 6 K. Chu bet 45k, Kong raised to 126k, Chu called. The turn 3 saw no bets and the dealer laid the river K. Chu led for 150k, Kong called. Chu showed A 7 flush. Kong mucked. Chu up to 900k, Kong dropped to 206k.