Grey's Boat Beats Fitoussi's Straight
No Limit Hold'em
The 2007 runner-up from this event, Bruno Fitoussi, just limped under the gun+1, and that was the beginning of a multi-way pot. Richard Ashby called in the hijack, David Grey from the cutoff and both blinds, Allen Cunningham and Barry Greenstein, also stayed in.
The flop came down 
, and it was checked all the way over to Grey who bet 4,000. Greenstein and Cunningham folded, after which Fitoussi made the call.
The turn brought out the 
after Ashby had folded his cards, and the remaining two players checked. On the river the board paired with the 
and Fitoussi bet 6,500. Grey made the call, and Fitoussi announced he had a straight. The Frenchman turned over 
, which he mucked when Grey tabled 
.
Grey, who started out losing some chips is now back up to 142,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
142,000
22,000
|
22,000 |