"My Friend, You Never Fold to Me"
Pavlin Karakikov raised in early position to 6,000 and was met by a three-bet to 20,500 from Sanjeev Kapoor in the cutoff. Interestingly, Ren "Tony" Lin decided to cold-call the bet from the button, and Karakikov also called, and they went three-way to a flop.
With roughly 65,000 already in the pot, the flop came Q♦10♣2♣ and action checked to Lin, who bet 20,000. The only caller was Kapoor.
Lin turned to Kapoor on his direct right and said, "My friend, why you never fold to me?"
Lin then announced, "all-in" for 45,000 when the 6♥ hit the turn, and got snap-called by Kapoor.
Lin said, "Oh no, you have ace-queen," but was delighted when Kapoor turned over an ace-king.
Ren Lin: J♣J♥ 
Sanjeev Kapoor: A♥K♦
The 5♠ on the river saw Lin jump out of his seat and celebrate the win with a hug from Jesse Lonis.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
190,000 | |
|
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|
145,000
45,000
|
45,000 |