Penalty For Li
Wei Li opened for 8,000 from early position and picked up calls from Heath Cram on the button, Lee Jones in the small blind and Simon Deadman in the big blind. They went to a flop of 
and the blinds checked to Li who moved all in. Cram made the call and the blinds left them to it.
Li had top pair with 
but Cram had flopped the set 
. The turn 
and river 
saw Cram double up.
On the next hand Li moved all in from under the gun and it folded round to Deadman in the small blind who took a minute before making the call. Li turned over 
but David Hill in the big blind had yet to act and the floor was called. The ruling was that his hand would be live but if he survived he would face a one round penalty. Hill obviously had a hand and said, “Really awkward spot now.” After some thought though he folded.
Deadman had 
and the board ran out 
. Li survived but now has to sit out a round and pay the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
55,500
|
55,500 |
|
140,000
78,500
|
78,500 |
|
||
|
110,000
1,000
|
1,000 |