Christian Christner On the Run of His Life - Daher Getting Short
The tournament is nowhere near the stage where people get paid, but Christian Christner's day is already going pretty good. He started out with one of the shortest stacks in the room, but he's almost playing 300,000 right now - nearly three times the average.
After a raise, Christner three bet from the small blind to 9,400. Albert Daher cold four bet to 18,000 from the big blind, and the initial raiser folded. Christner five bet to 40,500 though, and Daher made the call.
on the flop, and Christner gently double checked his cards, most likely to see if he had a diamond. He bet 38,000 and Daher made the call.
The dealer burned and turned the 
, and Christner announced all in. The dealer tossed him the 'all in button', and Daher was facing the decision for his tournament life.
With the break well underway, Daher eventually mucked his hand. Christner mucked his card as well, grabbed all the 1,000 and 5,000 chips in the pot, and neatly made 20-high towers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
294,000
282,200
|
282,200 |
|
107,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |