Hands #27-28: Yuan Yu Flops Bottom Set Against Alexander Puchalski's Top Set and Survives

Photo:  Alexander Puchalski

HAND #27  –  Yita Choong completes the small blind to 200,000, and Khorshad Sagor checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of , Choong checks, Sagor bets 200,000, and Choong calls.

The river card is the , Choong checks, Sagor bets 850,000, and Choong calls. Sagor shows to win the pot with trip deuces, and Choong mucks.

HAND #28  –  Alexander Puchalski raises under the gun to 400,000, and Yuan Yu calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Yu checks, Puchalski bets 350,000, and Yu calls.

The turn card is the , Yu bets 800,000, and Puchalski calls. The river card is the , Yu bets 1,500,000, and Puchalski calls.

Yu shows for a flopped set of threes, but Puchalski turns over to win the pot with a flopped set of fives.

Yita Choong smiles and asks, “Where’s the rest of the pot?”

Alexander Puchalski  –  14,500,000  (73 bb)
Yuan Yu  –  4,250,000  (21 bb)

Photo:  Yuan Yu