Bleznick Coolers Brooks To Take The Chip Lead

Kevin Taylor

Jared Bleznick and Gregory Brooks just got involved in a huge hand that saw Bleznick double through Brooks to take the chip lead. The flop came out {q-Diamonds} {j-Diamonds} {3-Spades} , and Brooks bet out 18,000. Bleznick came back with a raise to 41,000, and Brooks opted to call. The turn brought the {4-Hearts} , and Brooks checked. Bleznick asked how big the pot was , 149,000, and then bet that much. After about 30 seconds of thinking, Brooks announced pot, and Bleznick called immediately. It seemed obvious that we had a set over set situation, and thats exactly what it was.

Bleznick: {q-Clubs} {q-Spades} {k-Diamonds} {9-Spades}
Brooks: {j-Hearts} {j-Clubs} {a-Hearts} {5-Spades}

Brooks would need to hit a one outer on the river, but he wasn't able to, as it came the {7-Diamonds} , giving Bleznick the double up and making him the biggest stack in the room.