2012 World Series of Poker › Event 6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed-Max

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Cheong Wins Another

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Aubin Cazals had the button, and raised to 30,000. Joseph Cheong called. The flop fell , and Cheong check-called 35,000 from Cazals. Both players checked after the turned, and the completed the board. Cheong led out for 78,000, and Cazals released.

Chip Counts
Aubin Cazals			3,520,000	-70,000
Joseph Cheong			2,610,000	70,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong, Aubin Cazals.

Level 22 started

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Level:: 22

Blinds:: 6000/12000

Ante:: 2000

Chips for Cheong

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Aubin Cazals had the button, and opened to 25,000. Joseph Cheong called, and the flop fell . Cheong check-called a 30,000-chip bet, and the turn brought the . Both players checked. The completed the board, and Cheong led out for 90,000. Cazals called.

Cheong tabled for a pair of sevens, Cazals mucked, and Cheong raked in the pot.

Chip Counts
Aubin Cazals			3,590,000	-190,000
Joseph Cheong			2,540,000	190,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong, Aubin Cazals.

Five of Six for Cheong

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Cheong has won five of the six last pots, but they've all been fairly small, and Cazals is still comfortably ahead.

Chip Counts
Aubin Cazals			3,780,000	-90,000
Joseph Cheong			2,350,000	90,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong, Aubin Cazals.

Two Pair for Cazals

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Joseph Cheong had the button and raised to 25,000. Aubin Cazals called out of the big blind, and the flop fell . Cazals check-called 33,000 from Cheong, and the turn brought the . Both players checked.

The river was the , and Cazals led for 65,000. Cheong called, then mucked when Cazals tabled for queens and threes.

Chip Counts
Aubin Cazals			3,870,000	80,000
Joseph Cheong			2,260,000	-80,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong, Aubin Cazals.

Cazals Extends Lead

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Aubin Cazals has more than a 1.4 million-chip advantage.

Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to 25,000. Aubin Cazals three-bet to 75,000, and Cazals called. The dealer fanned , and Cazals led for 90,000. Cheong called.

Both players knuckled after the turned, and the completed the board. Cazals led out for 165,000, and Cheong reluctantly called. Cazals tabled for a pair of eights, and Cheong mucked his hand.

Chip Counts
Aubin Cazals			3,790,000	270,000
Joseph Cheong			2,340,000	-270,000

Tags: Aubin Cazals, Joseph Cheong.

David Wins One

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Aubin Cazals had the button, and opened to 25,000. Joseph Cheong defended, and the flop was . Cheong check-called 30,000 from Cazals, and the turn was another deuce - the . Both players checked.

The river was the , and Cheong led out for 88,000. Cazals folded, and Cheong won the pot.

After the hand, a spectator looked directly at Cheong and yelled, "Good luck, David!"

Chip Counts
Aubin Cazals			3,520,000	-25,000
Joseph Cheong			2,610,000	25,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong, Aubin Cazals.

Cazals Makes a Straight

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Aubin Cazals had the button and raised to 25,000. Joseph Cheong defended, and the flop came down . Cheong check-called 30,000 from Cazals, and the turn card was the . Both players checked.

The fell on the river, and Cheong led for 25,000. Cazals released.

"So I only have to play nine hours to break your record yesterday," Cheong joked.

The next hand, Cheong had the button and raised to 25,000. Cazals called, and the flop was . Cazals led for 40,000, and Cheong called. The turn was the , and Cazals led again - this time for 110,000. Cheong called.

The completed the board, and Cazals fired a third bullet worth 240,000. Cheong tank-called, and Cazals opened up for a turned straight.

Chip Counts
Aubin Cazals			3,545,000	380,000
Joseph Cheong			2,585,000	-380,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong, Aubin Cazals.

Back and Forth

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Joseph Cheong and Aubin Cazals are exchanging the chip lead.

Aubin Cazals had the button and opened to 25,000. Joseph Cheong called, and the dealer fanned . Cheong check-called 30,000 from Cazals, and the turn brought the . Cheong checked again, then folded when Cazals fired 70,000.

The next hand, Cheong opened to 25,000, and Cazals three-bet to 75,000. Cheong called. Both players checked on a flop of , and Cazals checked again when the turned. Cheong tossed out 123,000, and Cazals released.

Chip Counts
Aubin Cazals			3,165,000	-25,000
Joseph Cheong			2,965,000	25,000

Tags: Aubin Cazals, Joseph Cheong.

Pot for Cheong

Posted 2012-06-04 GMT-6

Aubin Cazals opened to 25,000, Joseph Cheong called, and the flop fell . Cheong check-called a 30,000-chip bet, and the turn was the . Both players checked.