Chai Doubles Through Nat
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Arish Nat was in the cutoff and put out a raise to 150,000. He was called by Roman Shainiuk, who was on the button, and Paul Chai three-bet all in from the big blind. Nat quickly announced a call, prompting a fold from Shainiuk.
Paul Chai: 
Arish Nat: 
The two were off to the races as the flop came 
, giving Nat four more outs to Broadway in addition to his two overcards. The turn 
cut the number of chances that Nat had for the knockout in half, leaving Chai to sweat 10 outs on the pending river. It fell 
to secure the double, giving him newfound life in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,365,000 | 355,000 |
|
2,765,000 | -1,135,000 |
|
2,320,000 | 1,320,000 |
and Shainiuk immediately announced he was all in, receiving a green "all-in" button from the dealer. Chai asked for a count, which totaled to be 2.64 million, a bit more than he had left in his stack.
as he folded.
. 
for trip fours, having waited until the river to put out a pot-sized value bet. It worked in his favor, as Richardson showed 
as he mucked, bringing him down under 600K in chips.
and Shainiuk threw out a continuation-bet of 350,000. Richardson quickly folded. With the pot, Shainiuk has now surpassed the 3 million chip-mark, meanwhile, Richardson has dipped below 1 million in chips for the time being.
flop, Nat bet 150,000, and Shainiuk folded. 
. Nat made a continuation-bet of 150,000 and Shainiuk stuck around, putting out chips to call.
and Nat checked. Shainiuk bet 600,000. 
. Chai let out a bit of a remark, saying he had folded pocket sevens.