Zhu Quarters Hughes on the River
Level 28
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Big-O
Ryan Hughes made it 50,000 in the second position and Yueqi Zhu called on the button. Hughes fired a continuation bet on the 
flop and Zhu called the proposed 100,000.
The 
paired the board and Hughes barrelled for 300,000. Zhu raised all in and Hughes called off.
Yueqi Zhu: 
Ryan Hughes: 
The 
river card was painful for Hughes whose nut low was now the same as Zhu's. He ended up quartered and had to ship Zhu's way a hefty 289,000. With the last few hits Hughes' stack suffered, he dropped from an overwhelming chip lead near the bottom of the rankings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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880,000
314,000
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314,000 |
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300,000
-415,000
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-415,000 |
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