Rink Sent Off the Pitch
On the flop of 
, Francisco Azocar fired out a bet of 27,000. Paulo Rink was his opponent in the hand and fired an all-in raise worth 154,000 after a minute in the tank. Azocar quickly made the call.
Azocar held the 
. That was not what Rink wanted to see as he tried to bluff with the 
.
The turn brought the 
which gave Azocar trips, but it improved Rink to a flush draw, giving him some more outs in the hand. The river was the 
though and not what he needed. With a pound of the table the former Brazilian and German footballer was eliminated from play. Azocar saw his stack improve to about 350,000 in chips, having Rink just barely covered when the money went in.