03-30-2009 11:33 UTC-8

Stout Begins the Long Climb

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It's a long way from the starting stack of 20,000 chips to the final table of the tournament. The journey requires the relentless accumulation of chips. Matt Stout has started that journey by taking down a four-way pot that he raised preflop to 175 from middle position. Stout and three callers took a flop of {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{Q-Spades}

{10-Diamonds}

. Action checked to Stout, who made it 400 to go. Only the big blind called that bet; he check-called another 800 after the turn fell {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

. Stout fired a third bullet, for 2,200, on the {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

river but didn't get a call. We imagine he was happy enough to just take down the pot.

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