Xiubo Li

Xiubo Li limped from the small blind and Christian Harder three-bet from the big blind. Li didn't shy away form the action and he called, taking the players heads up to the flop.

The dealer fanned the 8 9 9 and Li bet 30,000. Harder called and the 7 was turned.

Li moved out 80,000 and Harder took his time before jamming for 205,000. Li waited for the count from the dealer before calling, and the hands were flipped for the table to see.

Christian Harder: K K

Xiubo Li: Q 8

Harder had top two pair and Li was behind with nines and eights. His only hope was to see an eight fall on the river, but the Q was placed, which wasn't enough.

Li was knocked down to just over 20 big blinds after starting the day as chip leader.