Hong Wei Yu Eliminated In 2nd Place ($167,340)
Level 22
: Blinds 0/0, 25,000 ante
Martin Nielsen opened to 175,000 from under the gun and Hong Wei Yu raised to 650,000 on the button. Nielsen moved all in, covering the roughly 1,500,000 total for Yu, who quickly called.
Hong Wei Yu: J♠10♠
Martin Nielsen: K♦K♠
Both players had monster hands, but when the board ran out Q♠8♥6♣7♠10♦, it was the kings for Nielsen that held up to send Yu out in second place and lock up the win for Nielsen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,300,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
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Busted | |