Massive Badacey Pot Brings Controversy
Badacey
Picking action up on the first draw with several bets in the middle alrready in a four-way pot. Anatolii Zyrin drew two in the big blind, Brian Rast drew two in the lojack, Jean Robert Bellande drew three in the cutoff and Greg Mueller drew two on the button.
The players each checked, and on the next round of draws, Zyrin drew two, Rast drew one, Bellande drew two and Mueller drew two.
Action then checked to Mueller, who bet and was called by all three opponents.
The final drawing round saw Zyrin again draw two, Rast requested one, Bellande two, and Mueller stood pat.
As the dealer gave Zyrin his first new card, the dealer ran out of cards and would need to shuffle the discards to provide cards for the final draw. A heated discussion ensued over whether the burn cards should be included, and the floor was called over to make a ruling.
It was ruled that the burn cards would not be included in the shuffle, which Rast strongly disagreed with, but the shuffle was then completed and the new cards provided.
Action was finally checked around with Rast claiming half the pot with 
for a six-dugi and Mueller earning the other half with 
for an eight-low, while Zyrin and Bellande mucked their respective hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,030,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
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|
319,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
|
290,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
|
||
|
276,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
|
263,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
|
165,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
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