APT Super High Roller - Day 1 - KRW 500,000,000 GTD

Song Xue

Song Xue has just been eliminated on the bubble of the APT Super High Roller in brutal fashion.

Anson Ewe opened to 60,000 from the button and Xue three-bet from the small blind to 300,000. When the big blind got out of the way, Ewe four-bet shoved for around 1,550,000 effective, which put Xue to the test for the remainder of his stack. After thinking it over for a while, Xue decided to put himself at risk on the bubble and made the call.

Ewe A♣ 3♣

Xue A♦ K♣

A pot of over 3,000,000 chips was on the line as the dealer fanned a flop of 5♣ 7♥ 4♥. Xue maintained his lead but Ewe picked up a double-gutshot straight draw meaning any two, three, or six would give him the lead.

The turn brought Ewe yet more outs as the 8♣ improved him to the nut flush draw to go along with his pair and straight draw outs. Xue had one more card to sweat and had to fade a lot of outs if he wanted to remain in contention.

All eyes were firmly locked on the dealer as he revealed the T♣ river, which improved Ewe to the nut flush and delivered the knockout blow to Xue. The stacks were counted down to verify the elimination and once it was confirmed, Xue walked away from the tournament area wondering what could have been.