Rene Hochmuth Doubles Through James Chen
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Rene Hochmuth and James Chen got all the chips in the middle before the flop. Hochmuth had the smaller of the two stacks with about 60,000 and tabled 
. Chen had the lead with 
and Hochmuth needed to improve in order to double up.
The board ran out 
and Hochmuth won the pot with two pairs, aces and jacks, to double through Chen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
44,500
|
44,500 |