Bad Beat Sends Last Year's Runner-Up to the Rail

Last year, Kenny Wong finished second in this very event for AUD$1,000,000. Wong has been impressive in this year's event, but his hopes of back-to-back final tables came to an end just prior to the break.

It happened when the under-the-gun player opened for 24,000 and Wong three-bet to 75,000 from the button. James Obst responded by four-betting to 136,000 from the small blind, the original raiser folded, and Wong moved all in for 405,000. Obst called and was dominated.

Obst:
Wong:

Wong was primed to double to more than the chip average and put himself in serious contention to make a run at the title, but the flop robbed him of that as Obst spiked a set. Wong was clearly disappointed and was up out of his seat even before the turned. That meant Wong needed a jack on the river to survive, but he was left wanting as the blanked.