Zhang Stuns an Opponent on the River
Level 25
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
A player in early position bet 500,000 on a flop of 2♦7♦2♣ and Zong Yang Zhang then moved all in from the small blind. The early-position player called for 2,000,000.
All-In Player: 9♠9♣
Zong Yang Zhang: Q♦6♦
Zhang was chasing a flush draw against his opponent's two nines, and the board ran out 2♥2♠. The table then pointed out that the at-risk player's nines were counterfeit, and Zhang took the pot with his queen-high to send his opponent to the rail.
"Come on, that's ridiculous," the early-position player said on his way to the exit.
"You can't keep those chips. You have to give them away," tablemate John Malczan joked with Zhang.