Chips for Chaplin
Level 8
: 250/500, 50 ante
A player in early position raised to 1,200, and Joe Chaplin, sitting to his left, called. Chaplin had been nursing a short stack for some time this afternoon, though by the start of this hand had built back close to his starting stack of 20,000.
Two more players -- the button and big blind -- also called, then all four checked the 
flop. The turn was the 
, pairing the board. It checked to the preflop raiser who bet 2,250, and only Chaplin called.
The river brought the 
and a second pair among the community cards, and Chaplin's opponent tapped the table to check. Chaplin carved out a bet of 4,500, sending his opponent into the tank for some time before he finally let his hand go.
Chaplin is back up to 28,000.