Chaoui Under One Big Blind After Doubling Up Hasan
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Ercan Hasan open-jammed from under the gun for 480,000 and Mehdi Chaoui called from the big blind with a virtually similar stack.
Ercan Hasan: 
Mehdi Chaoui: 
Hasan found himself ahead with a small pocket pair and stayed ahead on the 
flop, though he now was at risk of being counterfeited.
The turn brought the 
and Chaoui now picked up an additional flush draw.
However, the river brought the 
, giving Hasan the pot worth over a million chips.
After the count was complete, the Frenchman had just 20,000 chips, with 15,000 committed to the small blind the very next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,005,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
20,000
880,000
|
880,000 |