Chen Doubles Before Break
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The five remaining players are now on a 40-minute dinner break, but not before Yao Jin Chen managed to earn himself at double up at the expense of Sio Fat Lau.
We picked up the action on the river in a battle of the blinds between the two players with the community cards spread 
and over 50,000 in blinds and antes in the middle.
Lau, sitting in the small blind, decided to put Chen to the test and moved all-in, with the Chinese player calling immediately. Lau flashed a jack with a king kicker, but could not best Chen’s 
rivered two pair.
Chen climbed to 75,500 while Lau dropped to 68,500 with the rest of the field stacking up as follows:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,600 | 15,600 |
|
76,700 | 31,200 |
|
75,500 | 20,500 |
|
68,500 | -37,500 |
|
31,000 | 13,000 |