Cheong Eliminated in Brutal Fashion
Wow, just absolutely wow!
Mustapha Kanit raised from early position to 41,000 before action fell on chip leader Chris McClung in the very next seat. He reraised to 104,000. Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden passed next and then Joseph Cheong was up from the cutoff seat. He put in a cold four-bet to 220,000.
After that, play folded over to Andreas Samuelsson in the big blind. His eyes darted around the table in a very Phil-Ivey-esque manner while he thought for a few moments. In the end, he passed. Kanit was back up and he too passed. McClung asked Cheong how much he had. "I started the hand with about a million," responded the 2010 World Series of Poker third-place finisher. McClung then announced that he was all in.
"Call," snapped Cheong.
Cheong held the 
. Even if he just held king high he would have had a better hand than what McClung turned over. McClung tabled the 
.
With this pot easily over two million in chips, the dealer ran the flop 
and McClung picked up a heart flush draw. The turn was the 
and McClung nailed his flush. The turn did give Cheong a set of kings, so a repeat on the river of any of the board cards could still win him the hand.
The dealer burned one last time and then dealt the 
out on the river. Cheong failed to make a full house and lost to McClung's heart flush.
Although Cheong quietly passed his chips over and said good game to the table, the look on Lex Veldhuis' face was priceless. He looked as though all he wanted to do was give Cheong a comforting hug.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,650,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
1,330,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |