Big Stack, Big Grin for Brown
Level 7
: 200/500, 0 ante
With the board showing 
and three players still involved, one checked, one bet 2,500, and Chad Brown raised to 6,000, earning a fold and a call.
The pot was about 16,000 when the river brought the 
and checks from both. Brown tabled 
for the nine-high straight, and his opponent mucked.
With that one Brown added a few more to his stack, presently up over 130,000 and appearing to be the largest in the room at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
134,000 | 13,000 |
. Rast threw out a continuation bet of 3,300, which was quickly followed by an all in for 11,700 from his opponent. Rast sat there for a few minutes, before finally making the call, as both players then tabled their cards.
, to see Rast drop to 23,000 in chips.
, a decent-sized pot having been built, and Alberto Fonseca firing a big bet, forcing Farha into a minute or so of contemplation. Fonseca sat still as Farha eyed him, holding his shirt collar up to his chin and looking downward. Finally, Farha folded, at which point Fonseca suddenly sprang into action.
, and the table erupted in laughter.
fell on the turn. Pescatori bet out 1,000, and was met with a raise to 3,000 from Negreanu. The third player got out of the hand, before Pescatori re-raised to 9,000. Negreanu eyed off the raise, then called, as the 
against Davidi Katai who had 
, to see Sands get rivered by an ace, sending him to the rail.
. Timoshenko check called a bet of 2,000, before both opted to check the 
and 
