Roller Coaster for Whalen
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Robert Whalen checked out of the big blind and David James bet 60,000 on the button. Whalen check-raised to 150,000 and James moved all in for 288,000 in total. Whalen folded but got his chips back the next hand.
In a limped battle of the blinds, Whalen got it in after the 
turn for 259,000 with 
against the 
of Jeff Martin and the 
river was a blank. Martin was left with fewer than six big blinds and doubled up right after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
160,000
-146,000
|
-146,000 |