Justin Bonomo raised to 26,000 from middle position with and Brian Rast was next to act and put in a three-bet to 76,000 with . The action was folded back to Bonomo who shoved all-in and Rast called, being the player at risk.
The flop came and Bonomo hit a king to out-flop Rast. The on the turn gave Bonomo trip kings and the on the river sealed Rast's fate. He was eliminated in 9th position and his shot at The Poker Masters was finished.
Stefan Schillhabel raised to 30,000 from the hijack with and Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind with .
The flop fell and Chidwick checked to Schillhabel who continued for 26,000. Chidwick missed the flop completely but he check-raised to 65,000. Schillhabel put in a re-raise with his overpair to 115,000 and Chidwick instantly mucked.
This future Poker Hall of Famer is a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, two of which have come in the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship. Not only that, in 2015, Brian Rast won the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl, which at the time boasted a $500,000 buy-in, for $7,525,000.
All told he has $20,708,726 in tournament earning, which puts him first on California’s money list, and 10th on the current all-time poker money list. Of course, that doesn’t take into account the untold millions he’s won playing high-stakes cash games.
Other highlights on Rast’s résumé include finishing sixth in the inaugural Big One for One Drop for $1,621,333, winning the 2013 World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $1,083,500, and fifth in the 2015 Aussie Millions Main Event for $248,893. He’s also won half a dozen Aria High Rollers in the past few years.
Interestingly, in the 2011 WSOP Poker Players’ Championship, Rast beat Phil Hellmuth heads-up for the title. The “Poker Brat” talked a little about it on the PokerGo live stream on Day 1 (mainly how it’s haunted him), and in a little twist of fate, it was Rast who eliminated Hellmuth on Day 2 of the Poker Masters.
Rast failed to cash in any of the Poker Masters prelims, meaning he’ll need a win and some luck to claim The Poker Masters Purple Jacket™.
and Brian Rast was next to act and put in a three-bet to 76,000 with 
. The action was folded back to Bonomo who shoved all-in and Rast called, being the player at risk.
and Bonomo hit a king to out-flop Rast. The 
on the turn gave Bonomo trip kings and the 
on the river sealed Rast's fate. He was eliminated in 9th position and his shot at The Poker Masters was finished.
and Stephen Chidwick called from the big blind with 
. 
and Chidwick checked to Schillhabel who continued for 26,000. Chidwick missed the flop completely but he check-raised to 65,000. Schillhabel put in a re-raise with his overpair to 115,000 and Chidwick instantly mucked.
and Justin Bonomo defended from the big blind with 
. 
and Chidwick picked up the pot with a single bet.
and Steffen Sontheimer called from the small blind with 
.
and Sontheimer check-folded to a bet of 25,000 from Bonomo.
and Brian Rast called in the big blind holding 
.
and Rast led out for 25,000. Holz called, and the river landed the 
completing Rast's straight.
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. Both players checked, and the river landed the 
.
