Purice Covers Chen By a Single Chip
The hand began when Tudor Purice raised to 29,000 from the cutoff. He faced some opposition when Huabao Chen opted to raise to 85,000 from the big blind. Purice gave it some thought before he called to send them to a flop.
The flop came 10♣6♥8♠ before Chen fired 86,000. Purice chose to raise to 220,000, and Chen jammed for 466,000. Purice called to send them to a showdown.
Huabao Chen: A♦J♥
Tudor Purice: 9♦9♠
Purice was ahead after the flop, and the 9♥ eliminated several of Chen's outs, but Chen was still alive with a straight draw. The J♦ river was not the out he needed. When the dealer counted out the chips it, it turned out Purice just barely had Chen covered by a single 1,000 chip with a total of 467,000 to eliminate Chen from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
933,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
Busted |