John Vale Eliminated by Jia Liu
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
A player in late position raised to 2,400 and got calls from both the player in the cutoff and John Vale in the small blind. Jia Liu was in the big blind and moved all in for 17,000. The initial raiser folded, as did the cutoff. Vale had a decision to make, as he only had 15,000 behind. After thinking about it, he made the call.
Vale was at risk but ahead with 
, while Liu held 
.
The flop came 
and Liu took the lead with a pair of queens, but Vale picked up a straight draw. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, sending Vale to the rail early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
15,300
|
15,300 |
|
Busted |