Verne Mason Leaves Cheng Xiong Feeling Flush-trated
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
Verne Mason was in the hijack, and Cheng Xiong was in the cutoff. The players got into a raising war before the flop and ended up getting all the chips into the middle, with Xiong being the player at risk.
Xiong tabled 
, well ahead of Mason's 
.
Xiong stood on his feet as the flop came 
. The turn was the 
, and Mason picked up a flush draw in addition to his lone overcard for outs. The river was the 
, and Xiong was in shock as the dealer pushed the pot to Mason and his flush.
"Wait! Let me take a picture. My buddy paid for half of my buy-in and will never believe how I busted." Xiong whipped out his phone and took a photo of the board, wishing the rest of the table luck before he headed home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
Busted |