Hand #1: Hyoung Chae Takes the Lead vs. Matthew Haugen

Hand #1  –  Hyoung Chae raises from middle position to 250,000, Matthew Haugen reraises from the cutoff to 700,000, and Chae calls. The flop comes , Chae checks, Haugen bets 800,000, and Chae calls.

The turn card is the , and both players check. The river card is the , Chae checks, Haugen bets 1,300,000, and Chae calls. Haugen shows for two pair, nines and deuces, but Chae turns over to win the huge pot with the same two pair and a higher kicker.

Pot Size:  5,840,000

Seat 1.  Hyoung Chae  –  9,920,000  (99 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Haugen  –  4,480,000  (45 bb)