Li Surprises Luyckx
An interesting hand played out between Belgium's Bart Luyckx and China's Dai Li that we caught the tail end of, with Lyckx kind enough to fill us in on the details after the fact.
It was Luyckx the man driving the action with a preflop raise to 450 with Li the only caller. The flop was of the rainbow variety, falling 
, with Luyckx continuation betting close to half-pot.
Li made the call to keep the pair in action and the board paired when another hit the turn. This saw Luyckx fire again for another half-pot sized bet, with Li again making the call.
The river was a 
, and this saw Luyckx fire a third barrel, this time for 2,500. Li ummed and ahhed over the call, but eventually made it. Luyckx rolled over 
and was rather surprised to see Li roll over for a rivered boat to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
23,000
7,000
|
7,000 |