Yu Doubles Up His Short Stack
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Robert Ashelm raised from early position to 5,500 and Yuan Yu shoved his short stack of 18,000 in from the cutoff. When it got back to Ashelm, he called.
Yuan Yu: K♥Q♦ 
Robert Ashelm: K♠8♠
Yu was well in the lead and extended it after he paired his queen on the 3♦5♦Q♥ flop. An 8♣ on the did give Yu a sweat, but he survived when the J♥ completed the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
130,000
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
42,000
19,000
|
19,000 |