Chen's Cowboys Hold in Clash With Mustafov
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov raised from under the gun to 60,000 and Zhen Chen three-vet from the hijack to 180,000. When it got backt o Mustafov, he asked how much Chen was playing.
"Around 850," replied Chen. Mustafov then shoved, and Chen snap-called.
Zhen Chen: K♦K♥ 
Fahredin Mustafov: 5♦5♣
Chen had the goods, but there was still five cards to come where anything could happen. In fact, the only thing that happened was Chen improving to a straight on the river after the runout of 10♦3♠J♣9♥Q♦, which earned him a big double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
750,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |