"I Just Busted a Main Event Champion!"
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
With about 10,000 in the pot already, on a board reading 
, 2007 WSOP Main Event Champion Jerry Yang found himself all in for his last 11,000 in the small blind, and was called by Chris Gee in the big blind.
Yang tabled 
for flush and straight draws, while Gee already had a straight with 
. The river was the 
and Yang was sent to the rail.
"It was nice playing with you, Jerry" said Gee as he raked in the pot. Yang wished the table luck and headed for the rail in Level 2 of the day.
"I just busted a Main Event champion!" exclaimed a smiling Gee. He has now jumped to the top of the counts with a healthy stack early on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
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Busted | |
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. The board read 
and Cynn locked up the pot with a set, getting fortunate enough for his opponent to hit top pair and commit his stack. He now has almost double the starting stack with plenty to work with.
while his opponent held 
. The board ran out 
and Laborda cheered as he hit one of the two remaining tens in the deck to double up.
and Laborda checked. His opponent moved all in and Laborda snap-called for his last 2,725. He tabled 
for top pair, well ahead of his opponent's 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
