Le Loses a Big Flip in Emphatic Fashion
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Trung Le opened in the cutoff and called the shove of Lorell Pascual in the small blind, who had about 110,000. Neither seemed excited to turn over his hand.
"I smell an ace-jack," someone said.
Sure enough, Pascuall showed 
. He was racing against 
. The race was very short as the flop came 
, leaving Le's fours stone dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
65,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
and he ran out clean as it came 
.
but was behind the 
of Korey Payne. The 
river kept the set best and Payne collected his opponent's remaining 120,000 or so, along with the 60,000 that was already in the middle.
turn, Cristos tanked until Wilkie called a clock. Cristos then checked. Wilkie grabbed some chips but checked back. On the 
river, Wilkie called the clock more quickly and Cristos slid in 100,000 or so. Wilkie snap-folded.
. That player raised to 44,000 and Yu instantly jammed for about 250,000. That induced a fold from his opponent and Yu showed 
as he mucked.