Tough Draw
Yuguang Li is fourth in the Asia Player of the Year race. He won the Red Dragon Main event and The High Roller at Macau Poker Cup 22 in March. He is sitting next to the previous ACOP Macau Main Event winner, Gabriel Le Jossec. Also at the table is Team PokerStars Online Pro Naoya Kihara.
Ronald Yu recently is sitting in seat two, with Li and Jessoc to his left. He picked up some early chips after winning two pots in a row.
On the first hand, Yu was heads up on a flop of 
and checked. His opponent bet 525 and Yu raised to 1,100, his opponent called. The turn was the 
and Yu led for 1,500. His opponent called and the river was the 
, putting four diamonds on the board. Yu bet 3,500 and his opponent called quickly. Yu turned over 
for a diamond flush. His opponent mucked.
On the following hand Yu was heads up with the same opponent. The board read 
and Yu led out for 3,550. This time his opponent folded and Yu continued to chip up early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500 | 35,500 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |