Blain Doubles Through Chen
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Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Dermot Blain was in the big blind and got his stack in against James Chen on a flop of 
. Blain had checked, Chen bet 50,000 from the button, Blain check-raised, and all the chips went in the middle in a flurry of activity.
Dermot Blain: 
James Chen: 
Blain was ahead with top two and Chen needed to improve in order to stack him. The 
turn and 
river gave Blain the nut flush and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
226,000
|
226,000 |