Dermot Blain was in the big blind and got his stack in against James Chen on a flop of . Blain had checked, Chen bet 50,000 from the button, Blain check-raised, and all the chips went in the middle in a flurry of activity.
Dermot Blain:
James Chen:
Blain was ahead with top two and Chen needed to improve in order to stack him. The turn and river gave Blain the nut flush and he doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Chen |
805,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |
|
||
Dermot Blain |
750,000
226,000
|
226,000 |