Rudolph Folds Straight
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action arrived on the river with the wet board reading the 
. From the small blind, Mauricio Pais bet 55,000 into a pot of about 80,000, leaving himself only 1,000 behind.
Christian Rudolph was in the big blind and went into the tank. He used up two time banks while studying the paired and three to a flush board before standing up and laying down the high straight 
off-suit red cards, face up.
Pais did not show and took in the pot. Rudolph continued to watch Pais after the hand who was smiling and looking pleased with Rudolph's decision.
"You look pretty happy" said Rudolph. "It was a good fold" said Pais simply while smiling as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
446,000 | 113,000 |
|
330,000 | 93,000 |
|
135,000 | -21,000 |
|
112,000 | 29,000 |
|
90,000 | 5,000 |