Yu Plays It Cautiously
Level 21
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ben Yu opened to 150,000 on the button with 
and Brian Rast flat-called in the small blind with 
. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Rast led out for 275,000 with his straight draw but Yu wasn't going anywhere with top pair. The 
completed the board on the river and both players checked it down. Yu took down the pot with the bigger pair as he moved to second in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,740,000 | -155,000 |
|
2,505,000 | 785,000 |
in the cutoff and Ben Yu defended his big blind with 
and Yu check-called a bet of 105,000 from Rast.
on the river. Yu led out for 500,000 and Rast quickly dispatched his cards to the muck.
and Brian Rast raised to 240,000 in the big blind holding 
.
landed on the turn and Rast fired a second bullet of 505,000 which finally got Imsirovic to lay his hand down.
. The action was back on Schindler who asked for a count before making the call.
was safe for Yu but the 
on the river saved Yu from elimination and denied Schindler winning a pot.
and Ben Yu called from the big blind with 
and Yu checked again. Rast fired another 250,000 with his two pair and Yu check-raised all in. Rast called off his remaining stack of 1,425,000 and was in great position to double up.
and Jake Schindler didn't take the bait as he checked his option with 
and Rast check-called a bet of 40,000 from Schindler.
and Rast checked again. Schindler checked back and the