Rast Straightens Out Ly's Aces
Level 12
Pot-Limit Omaha
With a dead small blind, Brian Rast opened with a raise to 9,000 from the hijack seat. Minh Ly made the call on the button, and Richard Ashby called out of the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and Ashby checked. Rast also checked, and Ly bet 16,000. Ashby folded, but Rast called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
pair the board on the river. Rast and Ly checked again.
"Straight," announced Rast before showing the 
. Ly showed the 
from his hand, then mucked, and Rast was pushed the pot.
Back when Rast won this event in 2011, Ly finished in third place, so these two definitely have a lot of experience playing one another in the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
206,800
|
206,800 |
|
321,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
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