Blatt Getting Closer
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Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Dean Blatt has taken down a couple of small pots to move above one million in chips.
The most recent hand to go to Blatt began when he opened the button to 80,000. Patrick Mahoney called from the big blind and the dealer flipped over a 
flop. Two checks and a 
hit the turn. This time Mahoney led for 90,000 and Blatt called. The river was a 
and both players checked.
At showdown, Blatt showed 
, which was strong enough to trump Mahoney’s 
.
As he raked in his new chips, Blatt said to Mahoney: “I’m getting closer now, sure you don’t want to look at the numbers?”
Mahoney sort of laughed and said no. Blatt responded “okay, I won’t ask again.”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000 | -500,000 |
|
1,150,000 | 410,000 |