Hands #56-60: Rabichow Closes In on 200 Million
Hand #56: Paul Fontan raised to 4 million on the button and Kevin Rabichow stuck in a three-bet to 18 million from the small blind. That got Joni Jouhkimainen to fold his big blind and Fontan's cards quickly hit the muck as well.
Hand #57: Rabichow made it 4 million on the button and Francois Billard defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Billard check-called a bet of 4 million from Rabichow.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Billard checked once more and Rabichow knuckled the table as well. Billard showed 
for a pair of fours but Rabichow held 
for a pair of jacks.
Hand #58: Jouhkimainen limped in on the button and Billard raised to 11 million from the small blind. Jouhkimainen gave it some thought but decided to lay his hand down.
Hand #59: Rabichow opened to 4 million from under the gun and Billard flat-called on the button. Fontan came along from the big blind and the flop came 
. The action checked to Billard who bet 4.5 million and both Fontan and Rabichow instantly folded.
Hand #60: Jouhkimainen raised to 4.5 million from under the gun and Rabichow called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Rabichow led out for 3 million. Jouhkimainen raised to 10 million and Rabichow called to see the on the turn.
Both players checked and the on the river put a straight on the board. Rabichow checked once more and Jouhkimainen tapped the table as well. Rabichow tabled 
for a higher straight and Jouhkimainen conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
198,000,000
29,500,000
|
29,500,000 |
|
130,000,000
10,000,000
|
10,000,000 |
|
76,400,000
-19,600,000
|
-19,600,000 |
|
||
|
73,200,000
-14,900,000
|
-14,900,000 |
|
43,400,000
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |
|
|
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