Chien Building a Stack
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action picked up on the turn with a sizable pot brewing between Charlie Chien on the button, the player in the small blind, and the player in the cutoff.
With about 20,000 in the middle and the board reading 9♠J♠5♣10♣, the player in the small blind was already all in for 24,200 and the player in the cutoff had called. Chien moved all in to isolate, putting the cutoff at risk, who went into the tank but eventually folded.
Small blind: 8♠7♠ 
Charlie Chien: K♠Q♠
Chien's better straight had his opponent drawing dead and the meaningless 6♦ rolled off on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
126,400
|
126,400 |