Stern Chipping Up
PokerStars qualifier Max Stern has just picked up the last two hands at his table and improved to over 70,000 in chips. Here's how that happened.
On the first hand, Stern fired a bet of 6,100 on the board of 
. His opponent was in position and made the call before the dealer placed the 
out on the river to complete the board. Stern was up first again and bet 10,000. His opponent mulled things over for a bit and then eventually made the call. Stern tabled the 
for the nut flush and his opponent mucked.
On the next hand, a player in late-middle position opened with a raise to 4,200. Stern was in the small blind and play folded to him. He took a moment and then reraised to 9,800. After the big blind folded, the original raiser thought for a minute or so, but he too gave it up and Stern won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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