Choong Delivers Knockout Blow to Mason
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action was picked up on the ![]()
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flop with three players still in the hand. Craig Mason, in late position, had already moved all in preflop. Yita Choong fired for 75,000 from the cutoff, getting a quick fold from Eugenio Giordano in the big blind, leading to a heads-up showdown.
Craig Mason: ![]()
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Yita Choong: ![]()
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With no clubs on the board, Mason was drawing thin, needing runner-runner to stay alive. The
turn was a good start, as he picked up a gutshot, but it proved fruitless as it was Choong who improved on the
river. Choong scooped the pot while Mason departed for the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
500,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
|
Busted |