Jun Wang Triples Up; Jarrod Thatcher Eliminated by Romain Morvan

Sep 24, 2022

Romain Morvan raises UTG+1, Jarrod Thatcher calls from the button, and Jun Wang moves all in from the small blind for 132,000. Morvan calls, and Thatcher moves all in over the top for 237,000. Morvan tanks for a while before he calls, covering both players.

Here are their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Romain Morvan:  Heart 10Club 10
Jarrod Thatcher:  Spade AClub K
Jun Wang:  Heart AHeart Q

The board comes Heart 7Spade 4Spade 2Diamond QSpade 8, and Wang paired his queen on the turn to win the main pot with a pair of queens and triple up in chips.

Morvan wins the side pot with his pocket tens to eliminate Thatcher from the tournament. Morvan loses just 27K on the hand to come close to breaking even.

Jun Wang  –  404,000  (101 bb)
Romain Morvan  –  520,000  (130 bb)
Jarrod Thatcher  –  Eliminated

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