Natale Kuey Triples Up; Chen Song Wins a Side Pot to Break Even

Jan 30, 2018

Chen Song limps under the gun for 1,200, Veerab Zakarian raises from middle position to 4,200, the hijack calls, and Natale Kuey moves all in from the big blind for 21,200. Song moves all in over the top for 46,100, and Zakarian moves all in over the top for about 225,000.

The player in the hijack folds, and they turn over their cards:

Veerab Zakarian:  Heart ADiamond K
Chen Song:  Spade 9Club 9
Natale Kuey:  Diamond JClub J

The board comes Diamond QSpade JSpade 4Heart 5Club 6, and Kuey flops a set of jacks to win the main pot and triple up in chips. Song wins the side pot with his pocket nines to finish a little bit higher than he started.

Natale Kuey  –  70,200  (59 bb)
Chen Song  –  49,800  (42 bb)
Veerab Zakarian  –  180,000  (150 bb)

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