Blain Doubles Through Chen
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
![Dermot Blain](https://s.pnimg.net/i73zYFx72BzdXO-VunYWpmQ5dlf4t9_IxsSVRK1peMs/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTcxLzI3L3g3MmU4/MWU3YmVhLmpwZw.webp)
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 |
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805,000
-395,000
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-395,000 |
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750,000
226,000
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226,000 |