Phua Doubles in Battle of the Short Stacks
Kahle Burns opened to 120,000 under the gun with [AhKc]. It folded to big blind Paul Phua, the only player with fewer chips left at the table (430,000), who flat called with [2h2d]. The flop portended action: [Kh2c7d]. Phua checked his set, and Burns bet 60,000. Phua called, checking again on the [4h] turn. Burns bet 140,000, Phua raised all-in for just 310,000 total (after a slow recheck of his cards), and was immediately called. Burns was drawing dead to the [4c] river and is down to just four big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Phua | 1,100,000 |
530,000  |
| Kahle Burns | 245,000 |
-240,000  |
