An Orbit With Liu
Xuan Liu is one of the last women standing in the €5,300 EPT Main Event, so PokerNews spent an orbit with the accomplished pro, who made history a decade ago by becoming the first woman to make the final table of a PCA Main Event.
Hand #1 (UTG+1): Liu was second to act and opened to 25,000 before Alexandre Vuilleumier three-bet jammed a stack of around 400,000 from the big blind. Liu laid it down.
Hand #2 (Under the Gun): Liu was first to act and folded.
Hand #3 (Big Blind): Sergi Panella Navarro raised to 25,000 in early position and Liu defended to see a flop heads-up. Liu checked on the flop of 
and Navarro continued for 18,000. Liu folded.
Hand #4 (Small Blind): Day 2 chip leader Kayhan Mokri opened to 25,000 from the hijack and everyone folded, including Liu.
Hand #5 (Button): Navarro opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Vuilleumier three-bet jammed before Liu folded.
Hand #6 (Cutoff): Da Silva raised to 24,000 from under the gun. Mokri three-bet to 60,000 and Liu folded. Da Silva ended up four-bet jamming with 
and getting called by the 
of Mokri before the two chopped the pot.
Hand #7 (Hijack): The action folded to Liu and she followed suit.
Hand #8 (Lojack): Vuilleumier opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Liu flat-called, while Mokri also called from the big blind. The flop landed 
and Mokri and Vuilleumier both checked. Liu took a stab with a bet of 20,000 and both opponents folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
||
|
560,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
500,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
500,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
415,000
113,000
|
113,000 |