Rodgers Versus Yu In 2.75m Pot For Chip Leader
Level 20
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action started with a raise from Jeffrey Rodgers from under the gun to 75,000. Middle position then three-bet to 250,000. Gio Yu decided to play for stacks from the button, pushing all in for slightly over 1 million, and Rodgers re-jammed for 1,25 million. Middle position thought for a minute, before folding 
face up.
Gio Yu: 
Jeffrey Rodgers: 
Yu was at risk, behind, and had both suits covered by Rodgers. He was drawing to two hard outs as the flop ran out 
.
The turn offered no help with a 
, and Yu was left with one card to keep his tournament hopes alive.
The river fell 
, and Rodgers effectively doubled up with the dead money, raking in a massive pot to catapult him to chip leader whilst Yu was eliminated in 425th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000
2,750,000
|
2,750,000 |
|
|
Busted |