Yuan Back from the Brink
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
Chunlei Yuan was down to 2,000 after losing a big pot to Duma Lowery, and he hasn't been shy about getting his chips in since then, proceeding to rake his way back to 25,000.
After their table, Lowery and Yuan again found themselves seated next to each other with Yuan in position, and he scooped up two recent pots at Lowery's expense. In one, Lowery raised to 1,800 over a limper, only to have Yuan shove all in. Lowery folded.
The next hand, Lowery limped under the gun and Yuan made it 2,600. Bhaskar Setti called in the big blind, and Lowery made it three to a 
flop. Action checked to Yuan, who fired out a bet and got two quick folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
. Lowery had turned top pair with 
but he needed help against Yuan's aces. The 
river didn't do it for him, and he sent 20,775 to his neighbor, leaving himself just 1,400 or so behind. 
flop gave Fink a plethora of outs, and the 
river gave him a winning flush after he missed the 
turn.
, leaving Yuan in disbelief as he said Lowery had called off his stack.
in a four-way preflop all in. His opponents held 
, and 
. The board ran out with 
, giving Lowery a straight.
. This time, the aces were kinder to him than when he lost a big pot earlier to a player with fours, as the board ran out 
on fourth street, and a player in early position put Andre Pnewski all in for 20,700. After thinking about a minute, he called it off.
over. Pnewski showed 
