Action-Packed Hands As Play Resumes
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In the first of a series of hands, Yohan Rascar raised to 2,500 and Adrian State re-raised to 7,000. Rascar called and the flop came 
. Rascar checked and State made it 3,500. Rascar folded.
The very next hand, State raised to 2,500 from middle position and Raffaele Castro made it 11,300 from the small blind. All other players folded and State called. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn came the 
and Castro led out for 7,200. State raised to 16,000 and Castro called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. Castro showed 
and State showed 
. Castro looked visibly anguished.
"I was bluffing but it was a good flop for me," said Castro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |