Sung Soul-Tanks to 1.2MM

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Every pot carries significant weight now that we're down to the big jumps int he prize pool distribution. That may explain why Steve Sung tanked for five full minutes (we clocked him) after opening to 50,000 and then facing an all-in re-raise from big blind John Juanda, who eyeballed Sung's stack before making his move.

During Sung's time in the tank, Juanda looked around and said a few words (inaudible to us) to Sung. Nick Schulman and Ville Wahlbeck each got up from the table to stretch their legs. Wahlbeck could be seen tapping away at his phone.

Sung finally called all in. Both players stood pat. Juanda opened 9-8-6-5-4, a hand that was no good against Sung's 9-5-4-3-2. It was a sick read by Sung and an even sicker decision not to break his hand after Juanda stood pat. Sung doubled up to a total of 1.2 million chips.

Juanda is now the short stack at 250,000.

Tags: John Juanda Steve Sung