Champlin Accumulates Half the Chips in Play
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Eric Bunch raised to 255,000 in the cutoff and Spencer Champlin defended his big blind. The two saw a flop of 
and both players checked.
The turn came 
and Champlin checked again. Bunch bet 300,000. Champlin called, bringing the river 
. Champlin checked again and Bunch put out a bet of 675,000. Champlin thought for about 30 seconds and announced a check-raise to 1.9 million. Bunch instantly called
Champlin tabled 
for a wheel, prompting Bunch to muck. After stacking his chips, Bunch's stack now totals 16.65 million, over half the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,665,000
2,385,000
|
2,385,000 |
|
7,400,000
-1,600,000
|
-1,600,000 |