Defending Champion Left With Crumbs as Rast Doubles Up
Level 14
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Brian Rast jammed his fresh stack of 600,000 in from the hijack and was called by fellow late registrant Jans Arends in the small blind, who had won some chips in the previous hand.
Brian Rast: A♣J♦ 
Jans Arends: K♦Q♠
The J♥10♥8♠ flop paired Rast, but gave Arends a straight draw. The 2♣ turn did not bring it, however, and the 8♣ river paired the board to give Rast his double-up and leave Arends with less then one big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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30,000
-570,000
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-570,000 |
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