Cheung Has Fallen
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Just 15 minutes ago we wrote about the rise of Robert Cheung who was nearing 100,000 in chips. He's out now though after running a big hand into a bigger one.
Michael Rocco was the villain in this story. Rocco and Cheung saw a queen high flop where Rocco had flopped top two with 
, while Cheung had 
. There was no way to avoid a collision for Cheung and all the chips went in the middle. The ace on the turn gave him some outs to counterfeit Rocco but he wouldn't hit on the river. Rocco is now one of the bigger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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270,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Busted | |
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