Two chips and a chair

Stephen Mcgowan has enjoyed a miracle double up, his A-8 coming up trumps over his opponent’s A-T on an 8-8-J-9-9 board and prompting murmurs of, “Chip and a chair,” around the table. The double up was to a meagre 13,000, begging the question whether it wouldn’t have been better for Mr. Mcgowan to bust out and try again tomorrow – but he seemed happy enough about his tiny stack, and anyway, if his luck continues this way he’ll probably be chip leader by the end of the night.