Chen Busts Lask in Huge Preflop Action
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
From the button, Dylan Lask raised to 42,000. Jimmy Chen three-bet out of the small blind to 150,000. Lask waited a few moments before announcing all in out loud. Chen got a count and confirmed that he had Lask covered by a little bit and called.
Lask turned over 
and Chen had the lead with the 
.
The flop was good for Chen as it came 
. The turn gave him the nut flush as the 
peeled off and the river 
ended Lask's tournament abruptly in 25th place and gave Chen what is likely the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,075,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
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Busted | |
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against the 
of John Frields. 
, but the turn changed everyhting as the 
peeled off and the 
. Esterling put in the extra chips to call.
. Gouindan bet 325,000 which caused Esterling to fold after a few moments to continue Gouindan's huge chip up.
in a pot of over 300,000, Farid Jattin bet 185,000. Phil Vera considered the bet for quite a while before laying down his hand.
