Leow Bluffs Rakhimov; Gives it to Cates
Furkat Rakhimov limped in with the 
and Ivan Leow on the button checked with the 
. On the 
flop, Rakhimov checked and called a bet of 75,000 by Leow.
The 
appeared on the turn and Rakhimov checked, Leow checked back. After the 
river, Rakhimov checked once more and Leow bet 200,000 with the ten-seven high.
Three players limped to Leow in the cutoff and he bumped it up to 165,000 with the 
. Dan Cates called with the 
and the duo headed to a flop of 
, which Cates checked. Leow bet 210,000 into 550,000 and Cates called with the gutshot.
The 
appeared on the turn to improve Cates to the nut straight and checked. Leow checked back to see the river and Cates gave it plenty of consideration before carefully cutting out a bet of 600,000. Leow folded and Cates claimed the pot with "weird hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,835,000 | 555,000 |
|
2,285,000 | -180,000 |
|
2,245,000 | -175,000 |