Anthony Legg opened for 225,000 from the cutoff and was met by a three-bet to 625,000 by Joel Douaglin on the button. The blinds both folded and Legg four-bet jammed. Douaglin, who had 1.495 total, thought for about 30 seconds before calling off.
Legg:
Douaglin:
It was a big flip, and Douaglin was clearly happy when the flop came down .
"Yes. Yes. Yes," Douaglin said as he clapped his hands together. Meanwhile, Legg stood silently and watched helplessly as the was put out on the turn followed by the on the river. Ship the double to Douaglin.
One would expect a chips leader to be active with competitor stacks the way they are and Lennart Uphoff is doing just that.
He took a pot off Brian Rast after he three-bet the American's 205,000 under-the-gun open up to 490,000 from the small blind. Rast called but folded to a 375,000 bet on a flop.
Soon after, Uphoff raised and Manny Stavropoulos called in position en route to a flop. Uphoff continued for 225,000 and Stavropoulos called to the turn where he took the pot off the German by betting 350,000 when checked to.
Action folded to Joel Douaglin in the small blind and he raised to 350,000. Lennart called from the big, both players checked the flop, and the dealer burned and turned the . Douaglis led out for 425,000, Uphoff called, and the completed the board on the river.
Douaglis bet a tiny 150,000, and Uphoff made a quick call. Douaglis showed the for not much of anything, and then Uphoff tabled the to win the pot.
Anthony Legg couldn't wait too long to make a move and he did so from under the gun for his last 575,000. Joel Douaglin, who did the damage to Legg's stack before, was the only caller from the next seat.
Legg:
Douaglin:
The board ran to make Douaglin a flush after flopping trips.
The local lad, who's a welder by profession, took home AU$235,000 for a week's work.
Brian Rast raised from the cutoff to what appeared to be 225,000. Action folded to Manny Stavropoulos in the big blind, and the last Australian in the field made the call to see the flop, which both players checked. The turn saw Stavropoulos check-call a bet of 230,000, and then he checked for a third time on the turn.
Rast slid out a bet of 540,000 and Stavropoulos snap-called. Rast hesitantly showed the for two pair, but it was no good as Stavropoulos held trips with the .
Brian Rast shoved twice in an orbit and then got a walk in the big blind. It was significant as it added 40% to his stack without having to even see a flop.
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.
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was put out on the turn followed by the 
on the river. Ship the double to Douaglin.
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flop. Uphoff continued for 225,000 and Stavropoulos called to the 
turn where he took the pot off the German by betting 350,000 when checked to.
flop, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Douaglis led out for 425,000, Uphoff called, and the 
for not much of anything, and then Uphoff tabled the 
to make Douaglin a flush after flopping trips.
flop, which both players checked. The 
turn saw Stavropoulos check-call a bet of 230,000, and then he checked for a third time on the 
turn.
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