Bolden & Liu Square Off
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From under the gun Ping Liu opened to 6,500 and action folded around to Gary Bolden in the cutoff. Bolden called and the blinds released. The flop came 
, Liu checked an Bolden bet 17,000. Liu called and the turn produced the 
. Liu checked again and Bolden took just a little bit of time to move all in for 79,000.
Liu went deep into the tank. He counted out calling chips, counted what would be behind and shuffled his chips repeatedly. Bolden was a statue as Liu stared him down and finally tossed in calling chips after a lengthy tank.
"Damn," Bolden said, thinking he was beat. He tabled 
and was pleasantly surprised when Liu turned up 
.
The river was the 
and Bolden's better full house earned him the pot and a spot among the chipleaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |