Blatt Chipping Up Early
Action folded around to the blinds and Dean Blatt raised to 600 from the small blind. The player in big blind called and it was heads up to the flop between the two blinds.
On the 
flop, Blatt decided to check. The player in the big blind followed up with a bet of 800. Blatt called.
The turn was the 
, putting four hearts on the board. Blatt continued to check and the big blind checked behind this time.
The 
came on the river pairing the board. Blatt decided to lead out, making it 2,200. The big blind didn't think for too long before folding his hand. Blatt took down the pot and chipped up to just under 30,000, starting off well and moving over the 25,000 chip starting stack.
Blatt is well known on the Australian circuit and has nearly $1,000,000 in lifetime recorded winnings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
4,000
|
4,000 |