Hands #117-121: Jiaxu Chen Pulls Ahead

Mar 26, 2025

HAND #117: Jiaxu Chen limps in and Patrick Yazbeck checks to the Diamond JSpade 6Diamond 2 flop, which goes check, check. Chen bets the Spade 10 turn for 300,000 to get called and does so again for 1,000,000 on the Club 7 river.

Yazbeck calls and nods when Chen tables Club 10Club 9 for a pair of tens.


HAND #118: Chen raises the button to 600,000, Yazbeck three-bets to 1,650,000 from the small blind and wins the pot.


HAND #119: Yazbeck raises the button to 600,000, Chen calls from the big blind. They head to the Spade AClub 9Club 4 flop on which Chen check-folds when facing a bet of 750,000.


HAND #120: Chen raises big to 1,000,000 in the small blind, Yazbeck calls. Chen bets for 550,000 on the Heart JSpade JSpade 4 flop and wins the next pot.


HAND #121: Chen opens the button to 600,000, Joshua McSwiney calls from the big blind. McSwiney check-calls for 450,000 on the Heart KDiamond 6Spade 4 flop and then check-folds the Diamond 10 turn when Chen fires a second barrel for 1,500,000.


Seat 4. Joshua McSwiney – 6,250,000 (21 bb)
Seat 7. Jiaxu Chen – 24,500,000 (82 bb)
Seat 9. Patrick Yazbeck – 13,500,000 (45 bb)

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