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Miracle Escape for Chen

by Christian Zetzsche • September 26, 2026 - 2:57 PM

After the field had been reduced to the final ten players and was needing balance, Sin Ren Chen was in the big blind and defended against the open raise of chip leader Hung Te Lee.

He then checked the K ♣️ 7 ♦️ 6 ♠️ flop and Lee bet 250,000, Chen hollywood-ed before he reluctantly called. The same action repeated on the K ♥️ turn for 250,000 when Chen used a time bank and asked the dealer to spread the pot.

Chen only had 290,000 behind which he jammed on the 8 ♠️ river, Lee snap-called. They waited for the other table to finish their hand before flipping over the cards.

Lee had the K ♠️ 10 ♠️ for trips kings but it was Chen who celebrated with 10 ♣️ 9 ♦️ for a gutshot that got there.

Player Chip Count
Hung Te Lee 8,400,000
Sin Ren Chen 2,200,000