Bluff, Double and Shove from Yang Yimin

Chip leader Laurent Polito opened from the hijack and Yang Yimin defended his big blind. The flop of was checked by both players. The turn was the and Yimin checked. Polito bet 30,000, Yimin raised to 90,000 and Polito called.

The river was the and Yimin bet 140,000 with 230,000 behind. Polito called after some thought.

Yimin showed while Polito won the pot with .

In another hand with Laurent Polito soon thereafter, Polito raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Yimin three-bet all in for 180,000 from the cutoff. Polito called.

Yang Yimin:
Laurent Polito:

“It’s a flip,” said Yimin, “Good luck,” he said to Gaetan de Korte to his right.

“I’m not in the hand,” said De Korte.

“I know, but it’s a pay jump for you if I bust!” replied Yimin.

The flop gave Yimin almost everything he could have hoped for, coming giving him top pair as well as a flush draw. The turn gave him two pair and the sealed the pot for Yimin.

Yimin soon found himself all in with against the of Fehlmann for his last 400,000. There was no help for the player and he was eliminated, sending Fehlmann into the seven-figure stack club.