Xu Left Short After Lees Finds the River
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Johan Lees ripped in his stack of 4,200,000 from the small blind and Anthony Xu called from the big blind with a slightly bigger stack.
Anthony Xu: A♦9♥ 
Johan Lees: K♥J♣
Xu found himself ahead but both players wouldn't have liked the situation they were in. The flop came 10♣8♠4♠, keeping the ace-high of Xu in the lead, and the 4♣ left him one card away from a double-up. However, the J♥ on the river paired Lees, leaving Xu on fumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,600,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
1,500,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |