Bury Me a Ji
![[user253757]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
A friendly railbird named Eddie stopped by the PokerNews Live Reporting station to let us know that there had been an all-in bet and a call at Table #436. With that being the home of 2002 WSOP Main Event winner Robert Varkonyi, Day 1 chip leader Alexander Kunichoff, and the ever interesting Young Ji, we rushed over to take a look.
It was Ji who had his stack pushed forward, and his last 72,000 were at risk against Joseph Iannello. who had more than enough to afford a call. After a brief delay to sort out the chips in the pot, which saw Varkonyi play the role of arbitrator and accountant, Ji rolled over his 
expecting to be in a coin flip situation at worst, but he was dismayed to see Iannello table the 
, putting him in a terrible spot for his tournament life.
The flop was an uneventful 
, and when the 
arrived on the turn, Ji stood up and sighed, before offering the table a sincere "good luck to you all."
With the win, Iannello moved above the 350,000 chip plateau, putting him in prime position to reserve a seat for tomorrow's pivotal third day of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
357,000 | 357,000 |
|
Busted |