Yoon Comes Back Down to Earth
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
After a crazy upswing, which saw Brian Yoon shoot from 300,000 to over 1 million, he ended up losing a hand against Josh Beckley for about 200,000.
Yoon raised preflop to 45,000 and Beckley reraised to 165,000. Yoon called and it was heads up to the flop of 
.
Both players checked the flop and the turn was the 
. Beckley checked again and Yoon bet 180,000. Beckley called.
The river was the 
and Beckley slid out of a bet of 500,000. Yoon folded.
Chance Kornuth, who was sitting next to him, encouraged him to show and Beckley let him pick one. The card Kornuth exposed was the 
.
"I don't know what that means," Kornuth said.
"Probably better than what I had," said Yoon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000 | 200,000 |
|
1,000,000 | -200,000 |