Blain in Early Action
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
As we have mentioned a table needs three players to start the action but in this case the button, Russian PokerStars player Tatiana Barausova, had chips in front of her seat but was temporarily away from the table. Full Tilt Poker Ambassador Dermot Blain was in the small blind and opened for 250. Kai Herold from Germany defended the big blind and they saw a flop.
Blain continued for 250 Herold made the call to see a turn card 
. Blain continued for 550 and again Herold made the call. The river was the 
and when both players checked Balin turned over 
having hit his pair on the river. No good though as Herold turned over the 
for the flopped top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,050 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
28,950 | -1,050 |