Rong Xu saw 364,000 of his chips get shipped to Jean-Philippe Lehoux in a battle of the blinds, as all the chips found themselves in the middle in a 60/40 flip.
Rong:
Jean-Philippe:
Board:
After losing that pot, Rong moved his remaining chips in the very next hand, and picked up the blinds. He moved in yet again on the following hand, but this time found a call from Michael Korovine in the big blind.
Rong:
Michael:
The dealer rang out a board of , and Rong was eliminated in 5th place.
5th place: Rong Xu – $3,580