Xi Becomes Bubble Boy as Liang Yu Snags Lead
Luo Xi had become increasingly active on the bubble, a fact that tablemate Liang Yu had no doubt noticed. Xi had taken down a few pots uncontested but it seemed he was on borrowed time and an ill-timed bluff against Yu has just cost Xi his tournament life and burst the bubble, guaranteeing the six remaining players an HK$165,000 (~US$21,200) payday.
Pre-flop it was Xi who was the aggressor, opening the action to 20,000 from the hi-jack. Yu chose to defend his big blind and it was heads-up to a flop of 
, which brought a check from Yu and a beefy bet of 35,000 from Xi.
Yu mulled it over but decided to make the call and the dealer burned and turned the 
. This is where the fireworks happened and after Yu checked for the second time Xi thought over his options. With a stack of 124,000 and over 110,000 in blinds and antes already in the pot Xi decided to go for it and moved all-in.
Yu did not take too long before announcing the call and Xi was in a great deal of trouble, his 
drawing dead against Yu��s 
and just like that we are down to six. That also shoots Yu into pole position and he becomes the new chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
Busted |