Match 2: Lemaire Fighting Back
![There's no quit in Hugo Lemaire.](https://s.pnimg.net/6GK7RTaIplZVVIqGGRV8yJxnfqSEitNbAOYAC50LRxo/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODIwLzM5L3gwNWUx/OGQ3OTFhLmpwZw.webp)
Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to 18,000. Hugo Lemaire three-bet to 54,000, and Cheong called. The flop fell, , and Lemaire led for 55,000. Cheong snap-mucked.
The next hand, Hugo Lemaire had the button and opened. Joseph Cheong called. Both players checked the flop, and the
turned. Cheong check-called 25,000.
The completed the board, and both players checked. Cheong announced that he had king-high, but Lemaire showed
for a pair of eights.
Lemaire is gaining some momentum, and is now back up to 600,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,507,000
-200,000
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-200,000 |
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605,000
200,000
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200,000 |