Manny Stavropoulos raised from the button �� how much we're not quite sure �� and Joel Doauglin called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and then Douaglin check-called a bet of 350,000 on the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Douaglin shifted gears and led out for 350,000. Stavropoulos paused for a moment before raising to 775,000, and Douaglin thought for about a minute before calling with the . It was no good as though as Stavropoulos held the nuts with the for a Broadway straight.
Manny Stavropoulos undoubtedly has the biggest support of any of the remaining four players and their vocal cords could be heard loud and clear after their man scooped a decent sized pot with a straight.
He had opened to 375,000 from under the gun and was only called by Joel Douaglin in the small blind. The flop spread and Douaglin check-called 375,000 before both players checked the turn. The river came as the to put a straight on the board and Douaglin wasted little time in calling when Stavropoulos bet 450,000.
Stavropoulos opened for a king high straight, beating out Douaglin's .
Lennart Uphoff raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Joel Douaglin defended from the big blind. The flop saw Douaglin check-call a bet of 225,000, and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Douaglin led out for 600,000 and Uphoff called.
Douaglin rolled over the for a full house, and Uphoff quickly mucked.
Brian Rast has been eliminated in fifth place and went around and shook all the hands of the remaining players before he left the TV set.
He'd opened to 240,000 from the button and Lennart Uphoff called from the big blind to see an flop appear. Rast continued for 295,000 and Uphoff check-called to the turn.
Rast moved all in when checked to and Uphoff snap called.
Rast: for a flush draw.
Uphoff: for a slowed played pair of aces.
The river was the , missing Rast's flush draw and sending the pot the German's way. His commanding lead just got a whole lot greater.
Brian Rast raised to 275,000 under the gun and Joel Douaglin called from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded, the flop fell , and Rast checked to Douaglin, who bet 375,000. Rast thought for about a minute before announcing he was all in for 1.355 million, and Douaglin gave it up.
In the first hand back from the break, James Rann opened for 250,000 from the cutoff and Joel Douaglin called from the small blind. The flop saw Douaglin lead out for 350,000, and it did the trick as Rann released his hand.
flop, and then Douaglin check-called a bet of 350,000 on the 
turn.
completed the board on the river, Douaglin shifted gears and led out for 350,000. Stavropoulos paused for a moment before raising to 775,000, and Douaglin thought for about a minute before calling with the 
. It was no good as though as Stavropoulos held the nuts with the 
for a Broadway straight.
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and Douaglin check-called 375,000 before both players checked the 
turn. The river came as the 
to put a straight on the board and Douaglin wasted little time in calling when Stavropoulos bet 450,000.
for a king high straight, beating out Douaglin's 
.
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Douaglin led out for 600,000 and Uphoff called.
for a full house, and Uphoff quickly mucked.
turn.
for a flush draw.
, and Rast checked to Douaglin, who bet 375,000. Rast thought for about a minute before announcing he was all in for 1.355 million, and Douaglin gave it up.
flop saw Douaglin lead out for 350,000, and it did the trick as Rann released his hand.