01-30-2009 16:06 UTC+8

Wu Staves Off Elimination

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Raymond Wu had just lost a pot to Steve Sung after calling 2,000 on the river of a board of {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{9-Hearts}

{2-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{4-Hearts}

and being shown {5-?}

{5-?}

{6-?}

. A few hands later, he opened all in from the small blind for 2,400. The big blind called with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{J-Spades}

; Wu had

{K-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

.

Everybody caught a piece of the {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{K-Hearts}

{9-Diamonds}

flop. The turn {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

gave Wu a straight draw to go along with his pair and flush draw. It was the flush draw that filled on the {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

river. Wu doubled up to 5,000 to stay in the tournament.

Tags: Raymond Wu