Liu Binks the River to Triple Up
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Mike Ruter opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and Xiaohu Liu shoved all in for 555,000 from the button. Sandeep Mathai then reshoved from the small blind, and Ruter made the call which put two players at risk.
Xiaohu Liu: A♦9♥ 
Sandeep Mathai: A♠Q♥
Mike Ruter: K♥K♦
An all-club flop of 2♣9♣7♣ didn't change much but Liu did pick up some extra outs as he paired his nine. The 7♥ turn put Ruter one step closer to a double elimination but the A♥ river meant Liu tripled up and Mathai managed to survive to end the hand with around the same as he started it with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
1,065,000
|
1,065,000 |
|
1,000,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
700,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
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