Branchen Down but Not Out
After Tony Fung pushed in his remaining stack of 236,000 from the under-the-gun position, it folded around to Clinton Branchen, who three-bet shoved and both blinds folded.
Branchen was ahead preflop with his pair, and needed it to hold against Fung's big suited ace in order to secure the knockout.
Branchen: 
Fung: 
Fung took the lead on the 
flop, which he maintained on the 
turn and 
river, which left Branchen with just 28,000 in chips.
On the very next hand, there was another all-in shove from the under-the-gun player.
It folded around to Branchen, who tossed in his last few chips, and the remaining players folded.
This time Branchen was way ahead.
Branchen:
Under-the-Gun Player: 
The board ran out clean for Branchen and he secured the much-needed double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
512,000
512,000
|
512,000 |
|
|
98,000
174,000
|
174,000 |