Level 39 (Blinds 500,000/100,000/100,000)
Total Entries: 4,179
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 41,795,000
Final Table Hand: 89
Oddly enough, we’ve only seen one “dirty” river card at this Final Table, but we just saw a pretty “dirty” runner-runner turn and river to prolong this heads up battle.
The action was picked up with David Hom raising from the small blind and getting three-bet by Byung Yoo.
Hom would think for a second before announcing himself all-in, with Byung snap calling, putting himself at risk.
In a flash, nearly all the chips were in the middle, with Hom one flip away from his first major poker title.
Hom held {9s}{9h} and would be an even runner in this race against Byung Yoo’s {Kh}{Qd}.
The board came down only how it could in a “televised” event, {Kd}{Kc}{9d} with Yoo flopping trips and Hom flopping a full house.
The hand got even more “television” worthy as the {6d} came on the turn and then the {6h} came on the river, sending a groan throughout the tournament area, as the only few people celebrating the runner runner superior full house were Yoo’s supporters on the rail.
It was a sick run out and we imagine that the twittersphere is blowing up after that hand, one that will not only give the chip lead to Byung Yoo, but also may give him the Event 1 title, as Hom is now cut down to under the 20,000,000 chip mark.