Lin Gets Hero Called; Doubles Gineste
The always-talkative Ren Lin has joined the tournament and is driving the action at his table.
In this hand, Pierre Gineste opened his button to 2,000. Ren Lin in the small blind happily called, while the big blind got out of the way.
Lin pointed at the flop of 
before he led with a bet of 1,500. Gineste was not going anywhere and called the bet.
On the 
turn, Lin fired a bet of 3,500, while claiming that Gineste's supposed ace-king was no good. However, that did not deter Gineste from making the call, and he matched Lin's bet to see the river.
Lin asked the dealer for a deuce to fall, as he did before the turn, and he got his wish as the 
hit the table. Lin cheered and announced that he was all in, covering Gineste's 16,500 remaining chips. Gineste only thought a few seconds before putting in the call, after which Lin burst out in laughter and gave his neighbor a jovial hug.
The reason for Lin's antics became clear when he tabled 
, playing only the pair on the board. Gineste showed his hand and it turned out Lin's read was correct; 
were his cards. Gineste made an amazing hero call with the same board pair as Lin, but having the higher kicker meant he won the pot and doubled his stack.
Lin gave most of his chips to Gineste, with his smile never fading from his face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,600 | |
|
7,000 |