Hands #11-15: Yu Opens Up a Lead
Hand #11: Keith Lehr raised to 25,000 on the button and Ben Yu countered with a three-bet to 80,000. Lehr called and the flop came 
. Yu continued for 50,000 and Lehr called to see the 
on the turn.
Yu tossed in another bet of 150,000 but Lehr still called. The 
completed the board and Yu reached back for a bet of 350,000. Lehr finally let his hand go and Yu picked up the first significant pot of the day.
Hand #12: Yu made it 28,000 to go and Lehr quickly called. The flop came 
and Lehr checked to Yu who continued for 30,000. Lehr check-raised to 90,000 and Yu called.
The 
landed on the turn and Lehr checked again. Yu fired out a bet of 75,000 and Lehr check-raised again to 280,000. The second check-raise proved to be enough to force Yu out of the hand.
Blinds were increased to 8,000/16,000
Hand #13: Lehr folded the button and Yu received a walk.
Hand #14: Yu made it 40,000 on the button and Lehr defended. The flop came 
and Lehr check-called a bet of 25,000 from Yu. The turn brought the 
and Lehr checked again. Yu tossed in another bet of 80,000 and Lehr sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #15: Lehr raised to 38,000 and Yu made the call. On a flop of 
, Yu check-called a bet of 35,000 from Lehr. The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Two more checks and Yu tabled 
for the nut flush to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,360,000 | 233,000 |
|
1,480,000 | -233,000 |