Chen Loses Back-to-Back Pots to See Stack Halved
Level 22
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Benny Glaser raised the button and Dong Chen defended from the big blind.
Chen check-called a bet from Glaser on the 6♥Q♦2♠ flop.
Chen check-called another bet from Glaser on the 9♦ turn.
Chen checked for the final time on the 3♦ river, and then tank-folded after Glaser fired a third barrel.
The next hand, Chen raised the small blind and Jesse Lonis called from the big blind.
A flop of K♦2♥J♠ fell and Chen fired. Lonis stuck around with a call.
Chen decided to go into check-call mode on the 9♣ turn after Lonis bet.
Chen check-called one final bet when the 3♠ arrived on the river. Lonis tabled K♣8♠ for top pair, and Chen's stack was cut in half over the space of two hands.