Chips for Chan
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Preflop action had built a pot of about 6,000 between a player in the cutoff and Terrence Chan in the small blind, with Chan having put in the last raise preflop and his opponent calling. "Queen on the flop," Chan's opponent cracked as the dealer prepared to show the first three cards, and Chan chuckled in response.
The flop brought no queen, coming 
, and both checked. The turn was the 
. Chan checked, his opponent bet 2,000, and Chan called. The river brought the 
and a couple more checks.
Chan's opponent showed 
, and Chan laughed again as he turned over his hand -- 
. "I couldn't help but laugh when you said that," explained a smiling Chan.
Chan has more reason to smile -- he's closing in on the 70,000-chip mark now.