The Jin Hui Rollercoster Ride
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
China's Jin Hui didn't have to travel as far as his home country to play in the Unibet Open Main Event as for the past three years he has been living in the United Kingdom.
Hui recently ran his stack up to 220,000 chips when he suffered a huge cooler when his flush ran into the king of all hands, the royal flush. Despite losing this huge monster six-digit pot, he was on the other side of a cooler when he flopped a set while holding 
. One of his opponents held 
, while another also flopped a set, but just slightly lower with his 
.
Hui's stack now is still well above average at 130,000 chips and is one of the players in contention to potentially be in the chip lead at the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 20,000 |