Xi Becomes Bubble Boy as Liang Yu Snags Lead
Luo Xi had become increasingly active on the bubble, a fact that tablemate Liang Yu had no doubt noticed. Xi had taken down a few pots uncontested but it seemed he was on borrowed time and an ill-timed bluff against Yu has just cost Xi his tournament life and burst the bubble, guaranteeing the six remaining players an HK$165,000 (~US$21,200) payday.
Pre-flop it was Xi who was the aggressor, opening the action to 20,000 from the hi-jack. Yu chose to defend his big blind and it was heads-up to a flop of 
, which brought a check from Yu and a beefy bet of 35,000 from Xi.
Yu mulled it over but decided to make the call and the dealer burned and turned the 
. This is where the fireworks happened and after Yu checked for the second time Xi thought over his options. With a stack of 124,000 and over 110,000 in blinds and antes already in the pot Xi decided to go for it and moved all-in.
Yu did not take too long before announcing the call and Xi was in a great deal of trouble, his 
drawing dead against Yu’s 
and just like that we are down to six. That also shoots Yu into pole position and he becomes the new chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
Busted |