Sindelar Leaves Linster in a Bind
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Dan Sindelar was on the button and raised to 60,000. Mike Linster defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and both players checked to the turn which was the 
. Linster check-called Sindelar's bet of 55,000.
The river was the 
and Linster checked. Sindelar moved all in, having Linster covered, and this sent him into the tank. Linster commented, "I played this hand so bad," and took a couple of minutes before electing to fold. Linster is now the low man on the totem pole with about 315,000.
In the following two hands, Linster moved all in and took it down, chipping up a little bit, but still in a vulnerable position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000 | 300,000 |
|
395,000 | -58,000 |