Hand #11: A Roller-Coaster Chop for Yuan-Yuan Li
Mar 8, 2020
Photo: Yuan-Yuan Li
In Hand #11 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Yuan-Yuan Li raises from the hijack to 12,000, Farid Jattin reraises from the cutoff to 46,000, and Li thinks for a while before she calls, leaving herself about 35,000 behind.
The flop comes 
, Li checks, and Jattin moves all in. Li thinks for a bit before she calls all in for about 35,000 with 
for ace high with a gutshot straight draw.
Jattin turns over 
for eight high with a gutshot straight draw (which nullifies Li’s straight draw). Li is visibly excited to see that she is ahead, and she needs her hand to hold to stay alive.
The turn card is — the 
.
Li is devastated as Jattin pairs his six to take the lead. Li will be eliminated unless she can catch an ace or a king to double up, or a five to chop.
The river card is — the 
.
Other players in the field groan as the five on the river puts a six-high straight on the board, chopping the pot.
Farid Jattin – 390,000 (65 bb)
Yuan-Yuan Li – 88,000 (15 bb)
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