Level 38
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Panagiotis Mavritsakis limped in from the button, and David Docherty checked his big blind.
The two saw a flop of 
and Docherty checked to the in-position player. Mavritsakis bet the minimum of 600,000 and a turn was dealt.
On the 
turn Mavritsakis upped the ante to a non-insignificant 2,725,000 sizing. Docherty check-called the bet again before both players checked the 
river.
Docherty showed his 
first and Mavritsakis mucked his hand, signaling that the top pair, no kicker was good enough.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,650,000
2,725,000
|
2,725,000 |
|
13,650,000
3,375,000
|
3,375,000 |
and the river was the 
to give Rice the straight. It was a legendary bust for a legendary player, who made the exit on his own terms. 
saw Rice continuation-bet for 1,000,000, an amount which Waters check-called. The 
turn went check-check before the 
and David Docherty checked his option in the big blind with 
. 
. Waters checked and Docherty bet 2,400,000. Waters choose the moment to check raise to 5,500,000 and Docherty made the fold.
turn gave him a chance to his one of those runouts in the way of a backdoor flush draw.
graced the felt, upgrading Mavritsakis to a full house.
