Bernard Lee Leaping Forward

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Bernard Lee Has Built An Impressive Chip Stack Midway Through Day 1

After a player in middle position raised to 450 and the hijack called, Bernard Lee made the call as well. He was surprised when the player in the big blind announced a reraise, and shocked when he heard the amount of the bet. The big blind had shoved all-in for 5,375 and despite the massive overbet, Lee asked for a count and eventually decided to call the player down.

Showdown:

Lee: {A-} {K-}
Opponent: {8-} {8-}

Lee and his big slick were flipping against the opponent's pair of eights, and the coin fell in Lee's favor when he flopped a {K-} . This knockout padded his chip stack to just over 20,000 and Lee later told us that, in this type of tournament, a stack like his is one to be guarded and deployed with discretion.