Lee Childs Scores Massive Double With Pocket Rockets
Level 20
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
![Lee Childs Just Put Himself in Position to Take Down His First HPO Regional Championship](https://s.pnimg.net/hOKNnub2w-qFfYzbJa5HUucsKwI8FEjLA7bvdO7a8-w/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODQ5LzUwL3hjNTky/MTMzOWE3LmpwZw.webp)
Joseph Stiers held the big stack and opened to 22,000 from under the gun, only to see Lee Childs three-bet to 52,000 from the button.
Stiers assessed the situation for a moment before announcing himself all in, and Childs had to confirm before snapping the bet off with .
With 297,000 to his name, it was Childs who was all in and at risk, but he was in a great spot with his bullets up against Stiers' .
The final board ran out and with a flopped set of aces, Childs scored the double to effectively reverse the chip positions, claiming the chip lead in one fell swoop.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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644,000
256,000
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256,000 |
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275,000
-294,000
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-294,000 |