Yong Scrambles For Chop

Level 16
: 0/0, 40,000 ante

Richard Yong raised to 400,000 and Cary Katz called on the button. Yong checked the flop and Katz took the betting lead, firing 350,000. Yong called and the turn landed
. Yong checked, Katz slid forward 1.3 million and Yong put him at risk. Katz snap-called with the nuts.
Katz:
Yong:
Yong held an inferior straight and Katz was very close to scoring a big double. However, the appeared on the river and the pot was chopped much to Katz' disappointment.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,500,000
-300,000
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-300,000 |
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3,600,000 | |
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