Kirby Busts Liu to Retake Lead
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Peixin Liu opened for a raise in middle position and got three callers: Matt Kirby in the cutoff and both blinds.
The small blind bet out 25,000 on the ![]()
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flop, and Liu made it 80,000. Kirby flatted, and the small blind folded. The
turned, and Liu moved all in for over 100,000. Kirby snapped, and he tabled ![]()
, way ahead of Liu's ![]()
. The
hit the river, and Kirby, who entered the day as chip leader, has regained that title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000
434,500
|
434,500 |
|
|
Busted |