Chen Bets The Whole Way
Zhong Chen and Eric Varela were heads up on a 
, and Varela checked to Chen, who fired out 80,000. Varela called, and he check called a bet of 100,000 when the 
hit the turn. The river was the 
, and Varela checked a third time. Chen announced "125" for a bet of 125,000, and Varela called again.
Chen rolled over 
for a turned flush, and Varela mucked his hand. After that pot, Varela is our short stack with 2.3 million, while Chen pads his chip leader stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,550,000 | 150,000 |
|
2,300,000 | -265,000 |