Doubles For Chen and Blondel
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The players in the blinds got the all-in triangle out when Aymon Hata raised and Feng Wen Chen shipped it in from the big blind. Hata called to put his opponent's tournament life on the line.
Chen: 
Hata: 
The board ran out 
and Hata paid out the double-up.
"Thank you," Chen said to Hata, nodding and pressing his palms together in front of his face. "I needed a double."
Xuan Tan and Thibaut Blondel also got a heap of chips in the middle preflop. Blondel held 
to Tan's 
.
The flop came 
and Blondel held the lead. Tan spiked the 
on the turn, getting a whoop from the player. But the river was the 
, giving Blondel the better hand again and collecting a massive double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
850,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
750,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |