Hossein Ensan raised to 2,400,000 from the cutoff, Kevin Maahs called from the small blind and Zhen Cai three-bet shoved for 28,700,000 from the big blind. Ensan folded quickly while Maahs confirmed the count before he called.
Maahs: 9c 9s
Cai: As Kd
The flop came down Qs Js 7s, keeping Maahs in the lead with his pair of nines.
The turn was the 4d, leaving Cai just ten outs to survive.
The river was the 2d, no help to Cai, ending his Main Event in sixth place for $1,850,000.
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