Championship Day 1A: Shah Flirts with 100K

$1,650 Winter Poker Open Championship (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 200/400/50 Ante

Sean Shah doubles nears the chip lead
Sean Shah doubles nears the chip lead

If you took a stroll by Table 45 it would be hard not to notice the stack of Sean Shah. The local pro claims a pile of chips and is flirting with the 100,000 mark here toward the end of Level 6.

According to Shah, he held Ac6c and opened the button. The small blind raised and Shah called. They saw a flop of Ax9x5x, two clubs. The small blind lead and Shah raised. The small blind three-bet and Shah jammed. The small blind called and flipped over aces. They were best with a set versus Shah’s flush draw. Shah went to hit his flush and take a pot worth more than 90,000.

He now claims 92,050 chips.