Lin Doubles Through Richardson
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Ben Richardson raised on the button and called a 1,110,000 push from Chen An Lin out of the small blind. While there was an all in and a call, the hands remained closed as action on the other table had to conclude first. That hand also resulted in an all-in situation between Mike Del Vecchio and Espen Solaas.
Ben Richardson: 
Chen An Lin: 
The board ran out 
and Lin scored the double-up. Mike Del Vecchio doubled up on the outer table and both short stacks remained in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,310,000
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
|
2,280,000
955,000
|
955,000 |
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Solaas bet 150,000 and Del Vecchio came along to see the 
on the river.
by Del Vecchio for the flopped ten-high straight. Solaas briefly flashed his cards but couldn't beat his opponent, while Del Vecchio doubled for the second time and moved from short stack to almost average.
and Ben Richardson defended his big blind with 
. Richardson flopped top pair on 
and checked. Schumacher bet 135,000 and Richardson called the bet. The 
on the turn went check/check.
on the river brought four to a straight and Richardson checked. Schumacher bet 275,000 with the worst hand and Richardson folded his king.
for 985,000 and Lewis called.
flop increased Lewis' outs. The 
turn did so again as he added a straight draw. The river was a 
though, missing Lewis.
and they saw an 
. 
.
was checked through and Schumacher bet the 
flop, Richardson checked again the 
. On the