Li's Rockets Hold Up

Level 14
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jiaze Li and Lin Chen were heads-up in a three-bet pot with around 70,000 in the middle. The flop came 8?7?5? and Li led out with a bet of 23,000 from the small blind. Chen moved all in for 159,500 in early position and Li asked for a count. After using a time bank, Li made the call and the cards were on their backs.
Lin Chen: 9?9?
Jiaze Li: A?A?
Li was out front with his pair of aces but Chen still had a few outs in the deck. The 2? on the turn and the 3? on the river changed nothing and Li's pocket aces held on to extend his chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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595,000
185,000
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185,000 |
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Busted |