03-27-2010 01:27 UTC+2

Bække Takes Bite Out Of Carson

Mickey Doft

Allan Bække raised to 260,000 on the button and Russell Carson popped it to 720,000 in the big blind. Bække called and the flop came {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

{2-Spades}

.

Carson check-called 700,000 and the {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

hit the turn. Carson check-called again, this time 1,300,000 million. The river was the {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

and Carson checked for a third time. Bække fired a whopping 2,275,000.

Carson mulled it over for minute, eventually making the call. Bække tabled {8-?}

{8-?}

{5-?}

for the rivered straight, winning the massive pot and taking a 7:1 chip lead.

Tags: Allan Bække Russell Carson