09-08-2008 14:45 UTC+8

Julian Powell Next Short Stack to Double Up

[user75032]

The short stacks are doing a remarkable job of hanging around so far this afternoon. Julian Powell is the latest player to double up. He took a limped pot in a battle of the blinds against Andrew Pantling. Both players checked the {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{6-Hearts}

{K-Clubs}

flop. When the turn came {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

, Pantling checked again, bringing a bet of 1,200 from Powell that Pantling called.

The river was the {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

. Pantling checked one more time to Powell, who shoved all in for 10,600. When Pantling called, Powell confidently tabled {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{7-Spades}

for turned trips and a winner. He now has 25,000 chips.

Tags: Andrew Pantling Julian Powell