Kroesen Crippled; Then Eliminated

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Right off the bat, Shao Lui got his stack of about 48,000 all in preflop against Rikcy Kroesen for a classic race.

Showdown
Kroesen: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}
Lu: {7-Hearts} {7-Spades}

The {3-Clubs} {7-Clubs} {5-Hearts} flop put in end to the race and solidified Liu's lead, while the {K-Spades} turn left Kroesen drawing dead. The inconsequential {10-Diamonds} was put out on the river and Liu doubled to approximately 100K; meanwhile, Kroesen was left with just 28,500.

A few hands later, Kroesen picked up {Q-} {Q-} but ran into the {K-} {K-} of his opponent. Kroesen couldn't catch, and just like that, he was bounced from the tournament shy of the money.