Chen Doubles Through Soshnikov
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded round to Andrew Chen on the button who opened for 16,000. Ivan Soshnikov was in the small blind and had been bullying the table, picking up a succession of small pots, and he three-bet. The big blind got out of the way and Chen quickly moved all in. Just as quickly Soshnikov called and the cards were on their backs.
Soshnikov: 
Chen: 
Chen was looking good for a double up and then the flop came out 
. Soshnikov had hit his set to propel him into the lead. Running clubs or a king was needed for Chen to survive.
The turn card was the 
and then on the river the 
arrived to rescue Chen and take a chunk out of Soshnikov’s stack as the Russian ran in to kings yet again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
452,000
226,000
|
226,000 |