Le Loses A Big One
Zhong Chen raised in the cutoff to 35,000, and Nam Le called on the button. Eric Varela also called in the big blind, and the flop came 
. It was checked to Le, who fired out 55,000. Both players quickly called, and the turn brought the 
. Again it was checked to Le, and this time, he fired out 120,000. Varela was the only caller this time, and the river was the 
.
Varela checked a third time, and Le counted out more chips. He eventually put 110,000, and Varela snap called with 
. Le said "you're good", and mucked his hand. Varela is now up to 1.35 million, while Le drops all the way down to 290,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000 | 620,000 |
|
290,000 | -210,000 |