Rast Earns Healthy Pot Versus Shakerchi
Level 23
No-Limit Hold'em
Brian Rast raised to 180,000 with the K♦7♦ and Talal Shakerchi defended the big blind holding the 5♦4♦. They headed to the 7♠7♥6♥ flop on which Shakerchi checked and Rast bet 175,000. Shakerchi check-raised to 525,000 and Rast flat-called with his trips.
The 5♣ turn brought a bet of 525,000 by Shakerchi and Rast came along to hit a full house on the K♠ river. Shakerchi now checked and folded to a bet worth 1,700,000 by Rast.