Cotescu Cracks Chen's Kings to Double
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Zhen Chen opened to 250,000 from the button, Sandra Cotescu three-bet shoved for 1,400,000 from the big blind and Chen quickly called with a covering stack to put Cotescu at risk.
Sandra Cotescu: 7♦7♠ 
Zhen Chen: K♣K♥
Cotescu was in bad shape with a smaller pocket pair but she picked up an open-ended straight draw on the 8♠5♥6♦ flop. The straight came right in on the 4♣ turn leaving Chen drawing dead and despite Chen making a set on the K♠ river Cotescu secured a full double up while Chen was left with just under five big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,975,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
600,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |