Wang Flops a Set to Double
Level 23
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Yang Wang open-jammed from the cutoff for his stack of 1,700,000, and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button to put him at risk.
Yang Wang: 9♠9♦ 
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠Q♥
It was a flip for Wang's tournament life, but the 9♥4♣Q♣ flop put Yang in a commanding spot by flopping a set of nines. Ponakovs was drawing dead after the 6♣ on the turn, and the 7♠ on the river secured the double-up for Wang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,775,000
1,725,000
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1,725,000 |
|
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|
3,850,000
2,150,000
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2,150,000 |