Liu Wins a Small Pot; Lightbourne Hanging On
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Xuan Liu opened to 16,000 from the cutoff and Andre Akkari called from the small blind. Iaron Lightbourne was in the big blind with just 10,000 chips behind, and folded his hand with one player to go until the money.
Liu and Akkari checked to showdown on the 3♦6♠9♠A♣9♦ board where Liu showed A♦5♣ to win the pot with a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
10,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |