Yunkyu Song Spikes a Set on the River to Eliminate Brandon Hamlet

Photo:  Yunkyu Song

Brandon Hamlet raises under the gun to 2,500, the UTG+1 player calls, and Yunkyu Song reraises from the hijack to 8,500. Hamlet four-bets it to 16,000, the UTG+1 player folds, and Song thinks for a while before he calls.

The flop comes , Hamlet bets 4,000, and Song thinks for a while before he raises to 11,000. Hamlet calls.

The turn card double-pairs the board with the , Hamlet checks, Song moves all in, and Hamlet snap-calls all in for about 20,000 with for an overpair. Song turns over , and Hamlet needs to avoid a jack on the river to stay alive.

The river card is — the .

Song rivers a full house, jacks full of nines, to win the pot and eliminate Hamlet.

Yunkyu Song  –  159,000  (133 bb)
Brandon Hamlet  –  Eliminated