Nitsche Cracks Aces to Double Up
Level 22
: 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Dominik Nitsche opened to 600,000 in the hijack and James Chen flat-called on the button. The two players went heads-up to a flop of 
and Nitsche started with a check. Chen fired out a bet of 800,000 and Nitsche called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Nitsche checked again and Chen slid out a bet of 2,000,000. Nitsche check-raised all in for 2,720,000 and Chen quickly called. Nitsche showed 
which took down the pot against Chen's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,750,000
6,480,000
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6,480,000 |
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|
1,350,000
4,080,000
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4,080,000 |
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