Li and Edoc on the Way Back
Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
After a raise to 2,500 and a call by the player in the cutoff, Lester Edoc called on the button and the trio saw a flop of 
. The initial raiser continued for 3,000 and that forced one fold before the action was on Edoc, who raised to 8,500. After plenty of consideration, that resulted in a fold and Edoc was shown 
for top pair.
"We had the same hand, but I had hearts," Edoc said with a grin and raked in the pot.
Shengyu Li also bumped his stack slightly after defending his big blind to a raise of 1,800. Li check-called the bet of the cutoff for 2,500 on the 
flop and did so again for 4,500 on the 
turn. The fell on the river and Li made it 10,500 to claim the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | 35,000 |
|
41,000 | 12,000 |