Silberstein Wins Battle of Blinds
Level 24
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
Ken Silberstein completed from the small blind only to have Rex Clinkscales make it 40,000 to go from the big. Silberstein stuck around and the dealer showed the two a flop of 
. Silberstein checked on over and Clinkscales fired 50,000.
Silberstein slid out a check-raise to 200,000 and Clinkscales went into the tank. With only 300,000 behind Clinkscales was making a decision to put his tournament life on the line this hand. A moment passed before Clinkscales opted to lay it down and the pot was pushed to Silberstein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000 | 185,000 |
|
300,000 | -310,000 |