Trips Mean Chips for McKeehen
Level 30
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Following another Tony Sinishtaj min-raise open from the button for 100,000, Joseph McKeehen called and the pair saw the flop come 
. McKeehen checked, Sinishtaj bet 125,000, and McKeehen called.
The turn then brought the 
, and McKeehen led out with a bet of 220,000 which after a bit of thought Sinishtaj called. The river was the 
, and again McKeehen came out firing, this time for 530,000.
Sinishtaj carved out the calling chips and after studying the situation for a few seconds exhalingly called. McKeehen quickly showed 
for trip deuces, and Sinishtaj flashed his hand — 
(two pair) — as he tossed his cards dealerward.
That hand pushed McKeehen up over 9 million chips, giving him a nearly 6-to-1 chip lead at present over Sinishtaj.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,250,000 | 1,250,000 |
|
1,550,000 | -1,250,000 |