The Leong Run
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
Christopher Leong began today having won two WSOP-C gold rings already this week in preliminary events here at Caesars Atlantic City. But he also started with one of the shortest stacks in the room among the nearly 300 players still battling for this ring.
Thus did Leong get to work right away, three-bet shoving his short stack from the blinds on both of his first two hands. Neither of those bets earned callers, but a few hands later he was open-pushing from middle position for about 17,000, then picked up one caller from the big blind.
Leong had 
this time while his opponent had 
, and when the board came eight-high �� 
�� Leong had doubled to climb back up out of the danger zone and ensure his Main Event run would continue.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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