Craig McCorkell opened to 100,000 on the button and was called by Andrew Chen and Fady Kamar in the blinds. All three checked the flop before Chen led out for 185,000 on the turn. The river was and Chen checked, Kamar bet 500,000 and McCorkell quickly folded.
"Another sick hand," said Chen, "you look so comfortable..."
Just as some of the chips were being coloured up and the 100k black/red chip was being introduced, Craig McCorkell just played out one of the biggest pots of the tournament.
McCorkell opened to 125,000 preflop on the button and Chen made it 330,000 in the small blind. Fady Kamar got out of the way and McCorkell moved all in, Chen quickly called.
McCorkell:
Chen:
"Suits covered as well?" sighed Chen.
The board came and McCorkell doubled up into the chip lead.
Fady Kamar opened to 125,000 on the button and Andrew Chen moved all in for 1,250,000 in the big blind. Kamar got a count and gave it some thought before mucking his hand.
Incidentally, there have been some discussions but not on the idea of making a deal. The players are currently more interested in potentially changing the length of the levels and making them a little shorter.
Andrew Chen may be the lowest on chips but he is not giving up without a fight.
In a three-way limped pot on a flop of Chen called a bet of 80,000 from Craig McCorkell and Fady Kamar folded. The turn card was the and Chen called a 140,000 bet. On the river McCorkell checked and Chen bet 400,000. McCorkell folded and Chen collected the chips.
“Weird hand.” Chen said. “Maybe we had the same hand?” McCorkell reasoned.
Soon after Chen defended his big blind from an open from Kamar. It got to the turn of a board reading before Chen bet 160,000. Fady made the call and the river card was the . A 360,000 bet from Chen took Fady a while to call but he did and Chen had to show . Fady beat him with .
Craig McCorkell limped in the small blind and Andrew Chen checked to see a flop which both players checked. McCorkell bet 80,000 on the turn and Chen called to see the on the river.
This time McCorkell bet 180,000 and Chen again called. McCorkell turned over for two pair but Chen showed for a rivered flush, this pushed the Canadian back over the million mark in chips.
After a lot of limping and checking and one uncalled open shove from Andrew Chen it was a second shove for exactly 1,000,000 from Chen that got called by Craig McCorkell.
Chen had and McCorkell was trying to knock him out with .
The cards fell . Not even a sniff of sweat as Chen calmly doubled up.
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flop before Chen led out for 185,000 on the 
turn. The river was 
and Chen checked, Kamar bet 500,000 and McCorkell quickly folded.
and McCorkell the 
.
. Markin couldn’t hit and after a tough couple of levels where nothing went right he was finally felted.
Chen called a bet of 80,000 from Craig McCorkell and Fady Kamar folded. The turn card was the 
before Chen bet 160,000. Fady made the call and the river card was the 
. A 360,000 bet from Chen took Fady a while to call but he did and Chen had to show 
flop which both players checked. McCorkell bet 80,000 on the 
for two pair but Chen showed 
.
