Chen Scoops Two Back
Omaha-8
Bill Chen has, for the moment, put a halt to Phil Ivey's relentless march on Chen's chip stack. Chen called from the big blind after Ivey raised the button, then check-called the flop and turn. The river was checked by both players. With the board showing , Chen opened to make an ace-six low and a pair of sevens. Both were good.
The next hand Chen scooped again, calling the flop and turn and betting the river, when his was best both ways on a board of .
Scooping those two pots has pushed Chen back up to about 1.5 million.