Yu Adds to his Stack
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded to William Henricks in middle position who raised to 7,000, which was called by a player in the cutoff, and the small blind Yang Xu. The big blind then three-bet all in for her stack of 47,500, which got Henricks and the cutoff the quickly fold. Xu then thought over his decision for about a minute, before making the call to put the big blind at risk.
Big Blind: 7♥7♦
Yang Xu: 9♥9♣
Xu had the bigger pocket pair, and once the board ran out J♣J♥Q♣8♠9♦ he improved to a full house, nines full of jacks to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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140,000
15,400
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15,400 |