Lei Eliminates Zhou with Ace-high
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Yuan Lei opened to 20,000 in cutoff and got called by button Zachary Habayeb. Small blind Quan Zhou three-bet shove for 228,000 sending Lei to the tank. After a few seconds, Lei jammed 270,000 effectively putting Habayeb all-in. Habayeb folded leaving the other two to go to showdown.
Quan Zhou: A♦9♠ 
Yuan Lei: A♥10♥
Lei had Zhou dominated. The board ran 8♣4♥7♣J♠7♠. No one hit the board making Lei's ace-high good enough to eliminate Zhou out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
660,000
564,500
|
564,500 |
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
Busted |