Alexander Lyan Takes the Lead
Jul 20, 2023
A pot of 240,000 was built preflop before Mondalo Jun in the big blind, Zhu Hong in early position, and Alexander Lyan (pictured) in the hijack each check the flop and turn, leaving a completed board of 
before any betting happens.
It’s at this point after two checks in front of him that Lyan bets 175,000, getting calls from both opponents.
Lyan shows 
for a turned pair of aces which turn out to be the winner as both of his opponents muck their hands.
With the pot, Lyan solidifies his newfound chip lead with 35 players remaining in the field.
Alexander Lyan – 2,540,000 (84 bb)
Mondalo Jun – 1,720,000 (57 bb)
Zhu Hong – 870,000 (29 bb)
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