Tu Slows Ward Down
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Just when it looked like Thomas Ward was going to make another massive jump up the leaderboard, Nan Tu won a 1.2-million chip pot.
Ward raised to 55,000 and Tu called, leaving the two players heads up to the flop of 
. Ward led out for 75,000 and Tu called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Ward checked to Tu. Tu bet 375,000. Ward didn't take too long to call, but when Tu turned over 
for a boat Ward too far less time to muck his 
after showing it to Tu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,890,000
831,000
|
831,000 |
|
1,260,000
-790,000
|
-790,000 |