Cruel Cooler Ends Silver's Run
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Henry Chan raised to 250,000 from the hijack and was called by both Nate Silver in the cutoff and big blind Tony Dunst.
The flop came 6♥7♠2♠ and action checked to Silver, who bet 330,000. Dunst folded 5♥5♣, but Chan raised to 1,400,000. Silver then reraised all in for 5,165,000 and Chan snap-called, having Silver barely covered.
Nate Silver: 6♦6♣
Henry Chan: 7♦7♣
The FiveThirtyEight founder and pollster understood the sheer improbability of the cooler he had just run into as Chan showed him a higher set.
Silver shot back in his chair as the board ran out Q♣3♦, sending him to the rail in brutal fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,600,000 | 7,050,000 |
|
6,495,000 | -620,000 |
|
Busted |