Henry Lu Painfully Eliminated in 19th Place ($10,403)
Aug 13, 2012
Henry Lu is all in from the small blind for 630,000 with [AdQh] against Tony Gregg’s [AsQc] in the hijack. Neither player is suited, so it’s almost certainly going to be a chop situation. After the excitement of the all-in-and-a-call situation, it’s a letdown for the other players at the table.
But the flop comes [Qs7s2s], giving Gregg a spade flush draw and putting Lu at risk of elimination.
The turn is the [2c], and Lu needs to fade one more card to stay alive.
The river is the [Js], and Tony Gregg makes a spade flush in an ace-queen vs. ace-queen situation to eliminate Day 1 chipleader Henry Lu in one of the most painful ways a player can be eliminated.
Tony Gregg – 2,040,000 (170 bb)
Henry Lu – Out in 19th Place ($10,403)
The remaining 18 players redraw for seats at the final two tables, and then play resumes normally.
Wow Tony just got super lucky in 2 enormous pots to take massive chip lead. Full redraw at 18. Joe Wertz and BBoy on my left. 615k at 12k
— Vinny Pahuja (@vinpahuja) August 14, 2012
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