Chen vs. Tureniec / Big Slick vs. Queens
We're not sure of the betting, but a preflop raising war resulted in Andrew Chen, who took third in this very event back in Season 5, being all in preflop for 33,575 and racing against Michael Tureniec.
Showdown
Chen:
Tureniec:
According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Chen had a 43.03% chance of winning the hand, while Tureniec was the 56.55% favorite. Luckily for Chen, the flop paired his king and made him a 90.61% favorite. The turn made that 97.73% and left Tureniec drawing to a one outer. Not surprisingly, it wasn't in the cards as the fell on the river to give Chen a flush and the double. Tureniec was left with just 5,600 after the hand.
The table, which also included Ole Schemion and Tony Chang, broke shortly thereafter.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andrew Chen |
70,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
Tony Chang
|
65,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Ole Schemion |
21,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Michael Tureniec |
5,600
-19,100
|
-19,100 |
|