Chen Makes Astute Call; Darie Steaming
Level 7
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
James Chen opened to 2,600 second to act and was called by Marcello Miniucchi from the cutoff. Vlad Darie was on the button and three-bet to 13,000 from the button. Only Chen called.
The 10♠8♦5♥ flop checked through to the 5♣ turn and Chen led out for 15,000. Darie called.
Chen then check-called for 40,000 on the 5♠ river. Darie was caught speeding with K♣J♠. Chen tabled 2♠2♦ for a full house and took in the pot.
Darie began to fume to himself as he was not happy he had been called by a pair of deuces.
"I thought you could be value betting worse," chimed Chen across the table but it didn't seem to soothe Darie's wounds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 100,000 |
|
82,000 | 82,000 |