Blain Triples Through Stern and Vamplew
David Vamplew opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from middle position. It folded around to Dani Stern in the cutoff and he three-bet the action to 7,000. The button and small blind folded, putting action on Dermot Blain in the big blind. He four-bet shoved for his last 33,900. Vamplew thought for a moment before moving all in over the top for his last 53,500. Stern called and all three hands were turned on their backs.
Stern: 
Vamplew: 
Blain: 
Vamplew was in a commanding position with his pocket aces and he stayed in the lead as the flop fell 
. The 
hit the felt on fourth street, leaving him one card away from scooping a massive pot. Unfortunately for Vamplew, the 
drilled the river to give Blain a set of tens. He took down the main pot while Vamplew won the side pot from Stern. With this victory, Blain's stack has increased to about 105,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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148,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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105,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
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39,000 | |
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