CPPT Event 7: 4th Place - Chris Leong ($9,909)

Event 7 (Day 2)

Level 28 (25,000/50,000/5,000)

Total Entries: 414
Players Remaining: 3
Chip Average: 2,800,000

Chris Leong (New York, NY)

With the blinds and antes representing a sizable contribution to each pot and with Peter Tripp out in front with close to half the chips in play, any double up between the other players is going to be huge and great a massive swing in the dynamic of the Final Table.

That's exactly what just happened to Chris Leong as he was cut down after doubling up Joe Kosko and was then sent to the rail in 4th place one hand later after losing a "semi-flip" to Robert Campion.

The action in both hands was picked up pre-flop with Leong opening to 140,000 in the first.

Campion would fold and Kosko would move all-in, having close to 1,000,000 chips.

Leong would get a count and then make the call, tabling [8c][8s].

He'd shake his head as Kosko tabled [Qc][Qh] and could do nothing but watch as the board ran out [4c][5s][2c][9h][Js].

Leong would be sending close to half his stack across the table to Kosko and then on the very next hand be sent to the rail as he moved all-in from the button for his remaining stack and Campion would re-shove, having Leong slightly covered.

They were more or less flipping with Leong holding [Ac][7c] and Campion holding [Kd][Qs].

Campion would shoot to the lead on the [Kh][3d][9d] flop and Leong would be unable to find an Ace on the turn or river and he'd go from being second in chips four handed to out in 4th place, feeling the swings of tournament poker first hand at this Final Table.

Leong has now made two deep runs in the first two massive guaranteed Card Player Poker Tour Events and will certainly be a player to watch heading into this weekend's $300,000 GTD CPPT Main Event.