Stern Comes From Behind to Double Up
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
James Stern moved all in from middle position with 1,350,000 behind. He got one caller, Kyung Lee in the cutoff, who had him covered.
James Stern:
Kyung Lee:
Stern was on the precipice of elimination, but the flop improved him to a set and put him ahead. The turn and river changed nothing, and the pot was his. He doubled up, taking a chunk out of Lee's stack, which, even after paying Stern, is among the biggest left in the field.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyung Lee |
6,150,000
4,515,000
|
4,515,000 |
James Stern |
3,000,000
1,945,000
|
1,945,000 |