Xing Gets Picked Off by Yen, then Busts Antonio

Gao Xing opened the action with a raise to 8,000 from under-the-gun and Jason Yen was the only caller in middle position taking the action heads-up to a flop of which Xing led for 10,000.

Yen mulled it over and made the call and the turn saw Xing fire a second barrel, this one for a slightly larger 15,000. Yen sat back in his chair and asked
Xing how much more she was playing (roughly 50,000 more) and then made the call.

The river saw Xing fire for a third time, and she bet close to half of her remaining stack. Yen tanked for a long time while he thought it over and Xing did not look comfortable. Yen looked like he picked up on this fact and eventually made the call, and was rewarded for his read.

Xing turned over for a missed spade draw, meaning Yen’s was good for a decent sized pot, climbing to 170,000 while Xing dropped to around 40,000.

This found its way into the middle the very next hand after Spain’s Juan Antonio moved all-in from under-the-gun for 37,500. Action folded around to Xing and she seemed happy to commit the rest of her chips and made the call.

Juan Antonio:
Gao Xing:

Antonio found himself in great shape, until the flop came down to give Xing the straight. The turn meant Antonio needed to hit either a jack for a chop or the deck’s one remaining ten for a full house and the river was neither, sending the Spaniard to the rail to bring in the bubble and Xing back from the brink of busting. The clock was paused and the remaining 37 players went hand-for-hand.