A player in middle position limped as did the cutoff, button and small blind. Torsten Boker in the big blind was not, however, prepared to let so many players see a cheap flop, opting to raise to 1,800. That was enough to force out the middle position, cutoff and button players but the small blind decided to call.
Action was checked to Boker on a flop of 
and he continued for 1,500. The small blind, seemingly unconvinced, called.
The 
turn saw the small blind seize the betting lead in dramatic fashion, moving their entire stack into the middle. Boker snapped it off with the covering stack to put his opponent at risk.
Small Blind Player: 
Torsten Boker: 
Boker was ahead with his overpair, needing only to fade a five on the river. He did just that after the 
completed the board, handing him a large pot while sending his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 |
runout to secure the knockout.
flop but that did not seem to bother Arnold, who now held a dominant lead. The 
turn did give the cutoff player a gutshot to broadway but it did not come in on the 
and the middle position player continued for 1,500. All three of his opponents made the call. 
turn to the 
for a full house while the big blind briefly flashed 
before tossing his hand into the muck.
Minh Thai in early position was involved in a pot with the big blind and a late position player. The big blind led out for 1,000 and was called by Thai. The late position player responded by raising to 4,500, enough to force the big blind out of the hand but not Thai, who made the call. 
