Bury Me a Ji
A friendly railbird named Eddie stopped by the PokerNews Live Reporting station to let us know that there had been an all-in bet and a call at Table #436. With that being the home of 2002 WSOP Main Event winner Robert Varkonyi, Day 1 chip leader Alexander Kunichoff, and the ever interesting Young Ji, we rushed over to take a look.
It was Ji who had his stack pushed forward, and his last 72,000 were at risk against Joseph Iannello. who had more than enough to afford a call. After a brief delay to sort out the chips in the pot, which saw Varkonyi play the role of arbitrator and accountant, Ji rolled over his expecting to be in a coin flip situation at worst, but he was dismayed to see Iannello table the , putting him in a terrible spot for his tournament life.
The flop was an uneventful , and when the arrived on the turn, Ji stood up and sighed, before offering the table a sincere "good luck to you all."
With the win, Iannello moved above the 350,000 chip plateau, putting him in prime position to reserve a seat for tomorrow's pivotal third day of play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Joseph Ianello
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357,000
357,000
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357,000 |
Young Ji | Busted | |
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