Rex Clinkscales is Chipping Up
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Rex Clinkscales, a regular circuit grinder, has been chipping up steadily all tournament. He began the day with 87,000 chips and has added about 100,000 to his stack midway through Day 2.
With about 10,000 in the middle already, on a board reading 
, Clinkscales checked and his opponent bet 7,500. Clinkscales called.
The turn was the 
and Clinkscales checked again. His opponent bet 15,000 this time. Clinkscales splashed a fistful of chips in the middle, indicating another call.
The river was the 
. Both players checked and Clinkscale's opponent tabled Kx9x for king-high. Clinkscales tabled 
for a pair of jacks and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,000 | 28,000 |