Shahade Flops Top Pair
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Linna Chu with 7♠5♥ in the big blind , Jennifer Shahade holding K♦J♥ in cutoff and Maria Konnikova with K♥Q♣ on the button had already built a pot of 48,000 when the flop dropped 8♥9♠J♠.
All three players checked leading them to the 2♣ turn. Chu fired 15,000 and only Shahade called.
On the river 4♣, Chu fired another 25,000. Shahade called and took the pot down.