Liu Wins a Pivotal Race
Level 13
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Timothy Chung raised to 16,000 from the button, and Changyang Liu three-bet jammed for around 210,000 from the small blind. Chung called after the big blind folded.
Changyang Liu: 3♣3♠ 
Timothy Chung: A♥J♦
Liu was in a race for his tournament life with a small pocket pair against the two overcards of Chung. A clean runout of 9♦4♥8♥6♠Q♥ came out for Liu's pair of treys, and he doubled up through Chung.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
270,000
230,000
|
230,000 |