Sammer Raises the Flop in Five-Way Limped Pot
Level 3
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Four players, including Alexandru Cinca under the gun and Harald Sammer in middle position, limped in before the flop. "Alright," Samuel Kabelitz said as he got to see a free flop from the big blind.
"Like the good 'ole days. Five players to a flop," Cinca said as the dealer turned over 
. Kabelitz checked and Cinca bet 1,200 before Sammer raised to 3,500. The rest of the table folded, but Cinca called to see the 
turn.
He checked this time and Sammer came out with another bet of 8,000. Cinca quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | |
|
95,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
45,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
before Israel Zilberman raised in the small blind to 12,500. A player in the big blind gave it some thought before getting out of the way, while Smuskevicius responded by moving all in for around 70,000. Zilberman snap-called.
on the turn improved Zilberman to a straight. The river came the 
, giving both players the same straight as Smuskevicius stayed alive.
and Kazantsev threw in a bet of 30,000 this time. Shademanpour gave it some thought before mucking his hand as Kazantsev is now approaching 300,000.
and Hassan slowed down and checked. Zamyatin bet 12,000 and Hassan called to see the 
river.
. Rakhimov was already standing up from his seat by the time the dealer turned over the 
, Ahmad Abdelhadi bet 6,000 from the big blind and Boris Angelov called on the button.
river.
