Russell Carson opened for 195,000 under the gun only for Alain Medesan on the button to make it 515,000. Back to Carson who announced all in, and Medesan insta-called.
"Is it aces?" asked Carson, clearly concerned by the speed of the call. It wasn't aces.
Carson:
Medesan:
Board:
With that, Carson suddenly went from average to a big stack. Medesan meanwhile was down to just a few big blinds.
He shoved the very next hand and got looked up by both Allan B?kke and Russell Carson in the blinds. The two of them proceeded to check down the board, and when they turned over the cards, no-one could beat Medesan's . Medesan is back in the game...
Allan B?kke raised to 175,000 in the cutoff and Johannes Strassmann popped it to 590,000 from the big blind. B?kke gave it up and Strassmann took the pot.
Allan B?kke and Russell Carson in the blinds limp/checked their way to a flop. B?kke bet out 100,000 and Carson made the call.
Both players checked the on the turn and come the river Carson announced call to another 240,000 from B?kke. B?kke turned over for two pair, and Carson duly paid up.
It folded around to Allan B?kke who made it 155,000 from the small blind. Serial three-bettor Russell Carson made it 440,000 from the big blind and the action moved back to B?kke.
B?kke, who has repeatedly folded to reraises from Carson today, thought about it for a while before four-betting what looked like a couple stacks of orange 25,000-denomination chips, a look of resolve on his face. Before the dealer had even counted the chips out, Carson folded.
No he didn't, he raised to his standard minimum-plus-5,000 125,000. Russell Carson called from the button, Johannes Strassmann in the big blind called too, and they saw a flop.
Flop:
Strassmann checked to B?kke who bet. Carson passed but Strassmann made the call and they proceeded heads up to the turn.
Turn:
Strassmann checked again and B?kke bet again to the tune of 350,000. Suddenly Strassmann was no longer interested, and once he'd tossed his cards back to the dealer the pot went to B?kke.