03-11-2007 18:31 UTC+2

Blanco surges ahead, Muecklisch out

[user22113]

Cristiano Blanco has just won a huge showdown against Michael Muecklisch.

Muecklisch raises to $55k from the button, Cristiano calls.

Flop is {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{2-Diamonds}

{4-Hearts}

check check

Turn is {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

, Muecklisch bets $80K, Cristiano calls

River is {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

, Cristiano bets $125K, Muecklisch goes all in for a total of $370K, Blanco calls.

Blanco has {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{6-Hearts}

, which beats Muecklisch's {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

.

This took Muecklisch down to barely having a blind, he has just been eliminated in the next hand.