Brian Rast Builds a Lead, Bluffs it Away
Brian Rast built up a two-to-one chip lead during the early stages of the heads up match against Pascal Lefrancois. He doubled Lefrancois up on a hand where he three-bet preflop with 
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Lefrancois kicked things off by raising to 19,000 holding 
and Rast three-bet to 55,000. Lefrancois called and flopped top pair when the board came 
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Rast bet 44,000 and Lefrancois called leaving about 230,000 behind. The turn was the 
and Rast bet big enough to put Lefrancois all in.
"I have to call," he said and called.
Lefrancois won the hand and suddenly he had the two-to-one chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
639,000 | 139,000 |
|
311,000 | -189,000 |