samrostan Doubles; So Does Huang
Chun Lei Zhou, also known as "samrostan" online, was down to less than half the starting stack but doubled through Bryan Huang on a board of 
. It was Zhou who had raised from under the gun and made a back door straight holding the 
to get back above starting stack.
Before we could ask Huang what happened, the Team PokerStars Pro had called a raise to 1,100 by Nicolas Cardyn to see a flop of 
. Cardyn's continuation bet of 1,000 was called and the turn brought the 
. The Frenchman made it 2,000 to go and called off a shove worth around 13,000 with the 
for two pair. Huang's 
for a flopped straight held up after the 
river and now Cardyn is the shortest stack at the table.
Via Twitter, Huang said that he had flopped a set of jacks in the first hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000 | 27,300 |
|
30,000 | -21,500 |
|
21,000 | -16,000 |