Ace-High is Good for Rast

Kane Kalas raised it up on the button and Brian Rast three-bet to 8,000. Kalas called and the flop fell . Rast checked to Kalas who dropped in a bet of 9,200. Rast called and the landed on the turn.

Both players checked and the completed the board. Rast checked once more and Kalas elected to go to showdown. Rast tabled and that proved to be good enough to collect the pot.

At the same table, Scott Baumstein has opened up a large lead over defending champion Justin Bonomo. The winners of these two matches will face off in the Round of 32.