Young Ji Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,254)
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
After his momentary sabbatical from the tournament, Young Ji returned with a vengeance, raising a few pots preflop hoping to make a comeback that was not to be.
When Ji opened to 28,000 from under the gun, Eddie Blumenthal called out of the big blind to see a flop of . Ji quickly bet the pot, going all-in for his last 94,000. Blumenthal looked him up with , having flopped straight draws and middle pair.
Ji rolled over the for top pair and a flush draw, but the on the turn spelled disaster for the flamboyant man in black, giving Blumenthal a straight. The on the river gave Ji trip queens, but his hand was second best, and with that he hit the rail in 16th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Eddie Blumenthal |
410,000
153,000
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153,000 |
Young Ji | Busted | |
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