Small One for Chan
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Terrence Chan is coming into the World Series of Poker Main Event with nine cashes already on his resume this summer. He is also coming into the day recovering from a concussion cause by his exploits in the mixed martial arts world. This is what he tweeted last night.
tchanpoker Terrence Chan concussion update: had a much better day, still trouble with focus, bright lights and noises, but good enough to register for 1C tomorrow.
July 08 2012
Despite his sore head, Chan looks comfortable at the table as we just watched him rake in a small pot. The action started with the hijack player opening the pot up to 225. The player on the button made the call and so too did Chan in the big blind. On the 
flop, Chan checked and the hijack bet 375. Both the button and Chan made the call and it was on to the 
turn. Chan opted to lead here, flicking out a bet of 950. Both his opponents folded and Chan raked in the pot.
Despite managing to ship this small hand early, Chan will have his work cut out for himself today, sitting on the right of Joe Tehan and with Andy Frankenberger a couple of spots to his left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,500 | 1,500 |
and Rupert Elder was first to act from the small blind, and he opted to bet out 600. The big blind made the call and Jimmy Fricke folded in late position released.
on the turn saw another bet from Elder, this time for 1,350. The big blind again barely hesitated and made the call. The dealer then unleashed the 
on the river, prompting a bet of 3,600 from Elder this time. The big blind measured out the call and paused to ponder a bit, but eventually threw the chips in the middle.
flop.
turn saw the cutoff bet a modest 300, which prompted Jewell to raise to 900. The cutoff quickly folded and Jewell collected the small pot.
prompting a check from Lew and a bet of 1,325 from the button. Lew then measured out the chips and made the call.
on the turn brought checks from each of the players. It was the 
on the river that brought the excitement with a bet of 2,600 from the button after Lew checked. After some inner contemplation Lew threw the hand away, but still sits around 35,000 in chips.
