08-26-2009 19:24 UTC+8

Tan Doubles Up

[user75032]

We approached Ivan Tan's table to see a three-way pot develop. With about 8,000 in the middle before the flop, Young Phan checked to Tan, who fired out 4,000. On a dry board of {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{2-Diamonds}

{2-Clubs}

, it was surprising to see the third player in the hand respond by moving all in for a bit more than 20,000 chips. That was enough to fold Phan; Tan made an easy call with {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{A-Clubs}

. He was up against {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{10-Spades}

and had his aces hold up on a blank {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

turn and a somewhat scary four-sided {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

river.

Tan now has about 57,000 chips.