The short stacks are doing a remarkable job of hanging around so far this afternoon. Julian Powell is the latest player to double up. He took a limped pot in a battle of the blinds against Andrew Pantling. Both players checked the flop. When the turn came , Pantling checked again, bringing a bet of 1,200 from Powell that Pantling called.
The river was the . Pantling checked one more time to Powell, who shoved all in for 10,600. When Pantling called, Powell confidently tabled for turned trips and a winner. He now has 25,000 chips.