Jin Yong avoids the rail and zooms to the chip lead


Jin Yong could have been dust in this hand. It began with Mohammad Samara raising to 5500, Mike Takayama called, William Ysmael three-bet to 21k, then Yong all in with his 223k stack. Both Samara and Takayama folded but Ysamel tossed in the big call.

Yong Q Q
Ysmael K K

The poker gods shined on Yong as it ran Q 5 6 8 Q for quads and a massive double up to 465k. He is now the chip leader. Ysmael dropped to 137k.