Liu Yi railed in 3rd place – USD 12,000

Liu Yi couldn’t take the Mitsuru Sano heat and fell out of the running in 3rd place. He lost his chips to Sano in two separate hands.

On the first one Yi raised to 43k on the sb seat and Sano defended on the bb seat. At the flop A♦ Q♥ K♣, both checked. The turn came J♠, Yi checked, Sano bet 25k, and Yi called. On the 3♠ river, Yi checked again, Sano fired out 120k sending Yi to the tank. Yi folded while showing his Q-J two pair. Sano shipped in the pot.

Immediately after, Yi raised to 32k on the button, Sano shoved, then Aik Chuan deliberated. He eventually folded but Yi called putting himself at risk.

Yi 7♦ 7♥
Sano A♦ K♦

The board ran A♥ 4♥ 2♠ J♠ 3♣ for a higher pair to Sano. Chuan told Sano that he almost called with pocket fives. If he did, he would have won a huge double up.