"Jack Ball"
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
JC Chen opened for 80,000 under the gun only to be met by an all-in three-bet to 289,000 by Scott Hammett in the cutoff. Action folded back to Chen and he snap-called.
Chen: 
Hammett: 
Hammett was crestfallen to learn that he was dominated, but he tried to be optimistic. "Jack ball," he requested.
The dealer did not put out a jack, but he did put out a flop of 
.
"Ok, ace or nine," Hammett said with renewed faith. Indeed, he had flopped an open-ended straight draw, which he hit when the dealer burned and turned the 
. Hammett clapped his hands while Chen whispered for a jack, which would give him a chop.
The dealer put out the 
. Hammett got lucky to double on the hand while Chen's stack took a hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,179,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
655,000
209,000
|
209,000 |