Cai Gets a Call From Blumstein
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Zhen Cai opened early, Scott Blumstein made it 12,000 from the middle, Cai kicked it on up to 28,000, and Blumstein called.
On the flop of 
, Cai led for 13,500 and Blumstein flatted. On the 
turn, Cai fired 20,500 and again Blumstein called.
The 
finished the board and Cai bet 83,000, leaving himself only about 40,000 behind. Blumstein tanked for a few minutes before deciding to call.
Cai tabled 
for Aces-full and Blumstein mucked his hand. After paying off that bet, he was down to only ~35,000 while Cai chipped up to 334,000, close to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
334,000 | |
|
75,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
35,000 |