Lee Scores a Double Knockout
Level 8
: Blinds 800/1,600, 0 ante
Dave Howard limped from under-the-gun, the player directly behind him limped, and Chris Lee raised the pot to 8,800. The player in the cutoff called cold and the player in the big blind went all in for 31,500. Howard also went all in for 30,000 total and action folded to Lee, who re-raised to 120,000. The cutoff folded and hands were revealed.
Dave Howard: 
Chris Lee: 
Big blind: 
The board ran out 
— leaving Lee's aces best for the double elimination.
Howard rebought after busting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
30,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |