Chen Folds Aces
An interesting hand played out between Freddy Kwek Wei and Zhining Chen and we picked up the action pre-flop. Wei (small blind) had a 2,000 bet out on the felt in front of him and was facing a re-raise of 6,500 in total from Chen, who was sitting under-the-gun plus one.
Wei thought for a minute and slid in the call and the flop fell a monochrome 
, which brought checks from both players and the 
hit the turn.
Wei now led for 7,200 and after thinking things over Chen made the call and the 
river completed the hand, but not the betting, with Wei tanking for around a minute before moving all-in for slightly over 20,000.
It was Chen’s turn to tank as, with 21,500 behind, this represented a big call for the majority of his chips. Eventually after three minutes or so Chen open-folded 
to gasps from the rest of the table. Wei did not show and quietly scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,400
45,400
|
45,400 |
|
21,500
21,500
|
21,500 |