Hu Triples Up
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
David Hu opened to 255,000 from middle position. Georges Chehade, to his left, went into the tank and made the call, but Rifat Palevic in the small blind raised all in for roughly 1,600,000.
Hu waited as long as he could to reach the next pay jump. Another player was eliminated when the clock was called, and Hu called with his last 5,000 chip. Then it was Chehade's turn to act, and after a few seconds, the clock was called once again. He eventually chose to call off his last 280,000.
David Hu: A♣5♣ 
Georges Chehade: A♥10♠
Rifat Palevic: A♠K♠
Palevic kept the lead on the 2♦J♦J♥ flop and the Q♠ river, but the 5♥ river gave two pair to Hu, who tripled up, while Chehade was eliminated by Palevic in the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,680,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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|
865,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted | |