High Roller: Ren Lin Doubles Thru Bryn Kenney for a Big Pot; Kenney Doubles Thru Lin for a Small Pot

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 105

Ren Lin
Ren Lin

Ren Lin got it all in from the hijack for 1,550,000 with QdQc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against the Ad5d of Bryn Kenney in the big blind.

The board came Qh10c8s3h6s, and Lin flopped a set of queens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ren Lin  –  3,175,000  (64 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  195,000  (4 bb)

About 20 minutes later, Kenney moved all in from the hijack for 170,000, and Ren Lin pointed out his “No Gamble, No Future” patch before he called from the big blind with 10h3c.

Kenney turned over 7s7d, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9d8c2h8s6d, and the pocket sevens held up for Kenney to win the pot and double up in chips.

Bryn Kenney  –  415,000  (8 bb)
Ren Lin  –  2,950,000  (59 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,315,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,500 each.

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney