Yang Wang Eliminated in 3rd Place for HKD 660,200 ($84,436)

The Poker King Cup Main Event is down to the last two players with the departure of Yang Wang. It only took three hands after the break to thin the field by one, with Jian Dong Yu winning the first, and Wei Ran Pu winning the other two, busting Wang in the process.

The second hand was a no contest with Pu taking it down pre-flop with a raise to 300,000 from the button. On the third hand the action folded around to Wang in the small blind and he moved all-in. Pu asked for a count, but it wasn't that much coming in at around 1.6 million and he flicked in the call.

Yang Wang:
Wei Ran Pu:

Pu's poker senses are spot on today, and not only has he been catching cards at the right time, he also has a good sense of when he is ahead, and when he is behind. This hand was no exception with Pu holding the lead with ace-high and Wang would need some help to keep his Main Event dream alive.

The runout would be the last hand Wang would be dealt however, with Pu winning the hand to come into the heads-up confrontation with 12.23 million to Jian Dong Yu's 3.31 million for over a 3-to-1 chip lead, so let's see if he can convert this into a win. The clock is paused while the two remaining competitors compose themselves.