Yue Loses Pot vs "Empty Seat"
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
An interesting situation arise in a table, where Tsun Wai Yue raised preflop, and it was folded around to the big blind. The big blind player was missing from his seat, and his stack was less than a big blind, so he was automatically all in.
Yue was holding 
, and the "empty seat" had 
. The flop came 
, and Yue was still ahead, but his opponent had six more outs to make a straight now.
The 
on the turn didn't change anything, but the 
brought some laughs on the table, since the "empty seat" doubled up, while Yue hit a set with his pair.
Still, no threat for Yue, since he is up to more than 350,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000
129,000
|
129,000 |