Boatman Motoring Along
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With a substantial pot of about 600,000 already brewing and the board reading 
, Barny Boatman bet 300,000 from the small blind and Andy Bacon called from middle position.
The 
fell on the river and Boatman tossed out 300,000 again. After some consideration, Bacon folded and Boatman took the pot, putting his stack over the 4,000,000-chip mark.
The next hand, Bacon opened to 25,000 from middle position and partypoker ambassador Anatoly Filatov three-bet to 65,000 from the cutoff. Boatman called from the button and Bacon called, as well.
The flop came 
and all three players checked.
The turn brought the 
and Bacon checked. Filatov checked, Boatman bet 115,000, both of his opponents folded, and he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,250,000
4,250,000
|
4,250,000 |
|
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|
2,500,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
1,720,000
1,720,000
|
1,720,000 |
|
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