Hands #47-51: Egan Doubles, Blenkarn Short
Hand #47: Richard Milne raised to 70,000 on the button and Andrew Egan moved all in from the small blind and when the big blind folded Milne instantly called.
Milne had 
and Egan was in trouble with 
. The cards ran out 
and the river saved, and doubled up Egan.
Hand #48: Steve Gross opened for 60,000 and Eric Shanks called in the big blind. The flop was 
and a check from Shanks saw Gross bet 50,000 and take it down.
Hand #49: Gross opened for 60,000 and Shanks three-bet from the small blid to 170,000. That won Shanks the pot.
Hand #50: Richard Milne open shoved and took the antes and blinds.
Hand #51: Jeff Blenkarn made a rare opening raise from the button and got called in the big blind by Mike Kachan. The flop was 
and both players had another look at their hole cards. Kachan checked and Blenkarn bet 100,000. Kachan studied his opponent and announced in a confident voice, “I’m all in.” Blenkarn mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
450,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
290,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
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