Xu Takes Back from Phua
Level 16
Paul Phua looked down at 
and limped from early position. Justin Bonomo called with 
in the cutoff and Liang Xu with 
checked his option to the 
flop.
All three players checked, the 
landed as a turn and Phua bet 150,000 with his top two pair. Xu raised to 475,000 with nothing and Phua stood strong with his top two, calling the raise.
A 
completed the board, shifting the lead to Xu. Both players checked and Xu showed his higher two pair that he found on the river. Phua mucked and Xu scooped in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,500,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
2,790,000
-1,610,000
|
-1,610,000 |
|
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