Wu Wins it All
Kui Song Wu raised to 11,000 from under the gun. Phanlert Sukonthachartnant called on the button. So did Wenling Gao in the small blind. Jacob Rasmussen three-bet to 44,000 in the big blind and the rest all called.
The flop came 
, Gao checked, Rasmussen continued with a bet of 40,000. Qu called but Sukonthachartnant shoved. Gao quickly folded, Rasmussen did the same. Wu dived deep into the tank. After about four minutes, Wu asked for a count and the dealer confirmed that Sukonthachartnant had 254,000 in front of him after the dealer had already pulled the original 40,000 bet into the pot. Wu looked pained, collected all his big value chips into his hands and got up from his chair. He sighed and put the chips over the line.
"Set!" somebody on the rail said.
Kui Song Wu: 
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant: 
They both had a pair but Wu was ahead with his aces. He just needed to avoid a three and Sukonthachartnant, on the other hand, was hoping the three would come on the turn or river.
The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river.
The dealer counted out Wu's stack and determined Wu had 218,000 in total, leaving Sukonthachartnant behind with 36,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
655,000 | 445,000 |
|
36,000 | -304,000 |