Ji Doubles Through Yuan to Take the Lead
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Xiaqing Ji opened to 250,000 on the button and it was folded to Jiawei Yuan, who shoved for 2,800,000 from the big blind. Ji called all in for 2,100,000 and it was a showdown between the two big stacks at the table.
Xiaqing Ji: 7♥7♣
Jiawei Yuan: A♦10♦
It was a make-or-break race for the majority of the chips in play, and the 8♠2♥5♦Q♥Q♣ runout favored Ji, who scored the massive double up with his sevens to take a massive chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
1,600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
700,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |