Lardner Virtually Triples Back Into Contention
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Three ways to the J♠2♠2♦ flop, two short stacks were all-in against Qiang Xu to set up the following showdown with Prince Cassell in the big blind and Stephen Lardner on the button involved.
Prince Cassell: J♣4♣ 
Stephen Lardner: A♠8♠
Qiang Xu: Q♠J♥
The Q♥ turn left Cassell on very thin ice while Lardner could still survive with a spade. That came with the 4♠ river and he doubled through Xu for 62,500 while covering Cassell by a very small margin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000
76,500
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76,500 |
|
191,500
249,500
|
249,500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |