Chen Cracks Flopped Straight to Double
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With three players seeing a board of 9♣7♥8♥, Evan Sparling checked in the small blind, Kevin Rivest checked in the big blind and Wenping Chen bet 25,000 from the button. Sparling called before Rivest raised to 225,000. Chen, who had slightly less, made the call while Sparling got out of the way.
Wenping Chen: J♣9♠ 
Kevin Rivest: 6♦5♣
Chen was in rough shape against Rivest's flopped straight and failed to improve on the Q♦ turn. The 10♠ river gave Chen a bigger straight to score a full double up while Rivest was left with just under 15 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000 | |
|
166,000 | |
|
115,000 |