Chen Shows Down Kings in Massive Pot Against Korochenskiy
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Mengqi Chen was on the button and had a raise of 55,000 in front of him as Anatoly Korochenskiy called in the cutoff.
The flop came Q♦8♦7♣ and Korochenkiy open-shoved all in. Chen quickly called for 101,500.
Mengqi Chen: K♥K♣
Anatoly Korochenskiy: A♦K♦
"Huge pot," Korochenskiy said as he stood up from his seat. He was looking to hit his ace or complete a flush draw against Chen's pocket kings, but Chen held up through the J♣ turn and K♠ river to finish with top set and double up in the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
25,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |