Hand #114: Mark Staples Eliminated in 4th Place (AUD $74,002 / ~US $52,134)

Photo:  Mark Staples

HAND #114  –  Yang Lei raises under the gun to 300,000, and Mark Staples moves all in from the button for 1,100,000. Tony Jun Lu reraises from the big blind to 2,000,000, and Lei folds.

Staples turns over , and he needs to improve to stay alive against Lu’s .

The board comes , and the pocket fives hold up for Lu to win the pot and eliminate Staples in fourth place.

Tony Jun Lu  –  6,300,000  (42 bb)
Mark Staples  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  (AUD $74,002 / ~US $52,134)