Lu Spikes Miracle River, Schroeder Exits

On a three-way flop of 3♦9♥5♥, Yunye Lu checked to Artan Dedusha who bet 1,800 and then was raised to 10,000 by Donald Culberson.

Then Lu check-jammed for a full 50,000 and now the pressure was back on Dedusha, who went into the tank. After a good minute or so debating with himself, he tossed out two green chips worth 25,000 each to make the call.

Culberson, who had already committed a large portion of his stack in his initial raise, decided to lay it down and the cards were tabled with Lu at risk.

Yunye Lu: 3♣5♣
Artan Dedusha: A♥10♥

The turn came the 8♥ to give Dedusha the nut flush but the river came the 3♥ to give Lu a full house to scoop the entire pot. Meanwhile, Culberson was kicking himself as he admitted he folded pocket eights that would have given him a bigger boat.

The very next hand, short-stacked Benjamin Schroeder moved all in and was called by Lu to put him at risk.

Benjamin Schroeder: 9♥9♦
Yunye Lu: A♣Q♣

Schroeder was ahead going into this bout, but the flop of 4♥A♠K♦ put Lu in the lead with his ace and the turn A♦ all but locked it up. The 2♠ on the river sealed Schroeder's fate and he was eliminated from the tournament.