Wang Loses It All to Velador in Two Hands; Engel Gets Very Short
Jose Luis Velador raised and Yuri Dzivielevski reraised on the button. Yong Wang then made it four bets in the small blind and Johannes Becker called in the big blind, as did Velador and Dzivielevski. On the K♦10♠5♠ flop, Wang bet and Becker called, Velador raised and Dzivielevski folded while Wang and Becker stuck around.
That led them to the 7♣ turn on which Wang bet again with very few chips behind. Becker folded and Velador was in the tank. "If I bust you, I give you a fair percent of the cash and if you bust me, you give me three per cent?!" Wang suggested as both players were nearly even in chips. Velador called regardless and they only exposed them when the 9♠ fell on the river.
Velador tabled his K♥Q♠J♥8♠ for a flush and that beat Wong's A♦K♠10♥2♥, who was left with just 5,000 in chips.
One hand later, Wang was all-in before the flop and another four-way pot unfolded with Becker, Velador and Ari Engel involved. Engle bet the 10♥8♣5♦ flop and earned calls from Becker and Velador. The 8♠ turn was checked to Engel, who bet and Becker folded. Velador tank-called and led the Q♦ on the river.
That sent Engel deep into the tank. Wang had already paid his massage therapist and gathered his belongings, then walked away from the table to give Velador a fist bump with the words "good luck" on his way out, leaving several players at the table puzzled.
Engel was still in the tank beyond that for nearly four minutes before he eventually called with a shorter stack behind.
Velador revealed Q♣Q♠J♣5♠ for queens full of eights, Engel was scooped with the A♦10♣9♦3♦ and the K♥9♠6♥2♠ of Wang were shown as per all-in showdown rule.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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330,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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315,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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225,000
215,000
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215,000 |
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65,000
-110,000
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-110,000 |
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Busted | |