Yen Cracks Aces to Take Chip Lead
Level 8
: 300/600, 50 ante
We got to the table with a huge pot brewing between Alex Yen and Robert Pound on a flop of . All the chips went into the middle and it was Pound at risk with his against Yen who had flopped a set with his . Pound would retake the lead on the turn to give him the nut flush. The river would change all that, however, as it was the pairing the board and giving Yen a full house.
Pound, who had surged to the chip lead early with over five times the starting stack, quickly grabbed his things and exited the room, a look of shock and disbelief on his face.
Yen could only smile as he stacked the massive pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Yen |
186,500
186,500
|
186,500 |
Robert Pound | Busted |