Tero Laurila's Shove Sends Jiazhi Zhong Deep In The Tank

Feb 15, 2025

Photo: James Rann

Jiazhi Zhong kicks off the hand with a min-raise that late position Tero Laurila and big blind call. At the flop Diamond 9Spade 7Heart A, Zhang continues for 5000 that only Laurila calls. More chips are fueled in the turn Heart 9 with a bet of 13,000 from Zhang raised to 39,000 by Laurila, Zhang calls to complete the board Diamond 5. Zhang slows to a check, Laurila shoves 61,500, Zhang only has 48,000 behind and goes deep in the tank. 

After a few minutes, the clock is called. Zhang is given another two minutes. He then folds and shows Spade ASpade K. As Laurila is dragging in the chips, he lets Zhang choose a card and opens Heart 10. Zhang says “you had Ace-Ten hearts?”

Tero Laurila – 164,500 (82 bb)
Jiazhi Zhong – 48,000 (24 bb)

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