Li Forces Alvarado Out
Level 4
: 150/300, 50 ante
Preflop, Yuan Li three-bet to 2,300 and initial raiser JC Alvarado came along to see a flop of 
, which the Mexican checked. Li continued for 1,600 and was called before making it another 7,000 to go on the 
turn. Again Alvarado check-called and checked the 
river.
Li asked to see his stack, and then announced all in. Alvarado only had 8,225 behind and eventually folded. One of the Chinese players on the table joked that Li should show his cards and Alvarado put up one finger, asking to see one of them. Li let him pick one, and the 
was revealed. Li then flipped over the other one as well and it was the 
, giving him a full house.
Alvarado grabbed one of his two cards out of the muck and grinned while flashing the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
8,225
-28,275
|
-28,275 |