Valeriy Pak Takes Chip Lead From Zheng Xiaosheng

Jul 23, 2023

Valeriy Pak

With 33,000 in the middle on a flop of Club AClub KSpade 9, Zheng Xiaosheng checks his big blind to Valeriy Pak (pictured) in the hijack. The WPT Korea Main Event runner-up bets 20,000 and gets called.

On the Club 8 turn, Pak bets another 43,000 after a Xiaosheng check, and the start of day chip leader calls again.

The Diamond 10 lands on the river and after a final check, Pak bets 185,000. Xiaosheng goes into the tank for almost five minutes before opting to fold his hand.

“Good fold,” says Pak as he shows Spade QHeart J for a rivered straight.

Valeriy Pak – 635,000 (105 bb)
Zheng Xiaosheng – 483,000 (80 bb)

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