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Kunal Patni Gets Lucky On Qi Li

by Tricia David • March 31, 2026 - 11:50 AM

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Kunal Patni

Defending on the big blind, Kunal Patni called his last 112,000 chips and was behind aggressor Qi Li. 

Kunal Patni: J ♦️ 10 ♦️

Qi Li: K ♥️ J ♠️

That all changed when the flop ran 9 ♥️ 3 ♣️ 8 ♦️ for an open-ended that materialized the straight on the turn 7 ♣️. With the river A ♣️, Patni doubled up as Li plunged to 1 bb. 

PLAYER CHIP COUNT
Kunal Patni 240,000
Qi Li 15,000