Li Forces Alvarado Out

Preflop, Yuan Li three-bet to 2,300 and initial raiser JC Alvarado came along to see a flop of , which the Mexican checked. Li continued for 1,600 and was called before making it another 7,000 to go on the turn. Again Alvarado check-called and checked the river.

Li asked to see his stack, and then announced all in. Alvarado only had 8,225 behind and eventually folded. One of the Chinese players on the table joked that Li should show his cards and Alvarado put up one finger, asking to see one of them. Li let him pick one, and the was revealed. Li then flipped over the other one as well and it was the , giving him a full house.