Stud 8 is Costly For Kost
Level 26
Stud 8 or Better
Nick Kost: XxXx/4♠8♦5♣K♦
James Johnson: XxXx/6♦5♦A♠7♣
James Johnson raised Andrew Kelsall's bring-in and got called by Nick Kost before Kelsall folded.
Kost then faced bets on fourth through sixth streets and called them all until the end before laying his hand on seventh.
Nick Kost: XxXx/K♣10♦Q♠2♥ - folded
Andrew Brown: 5♠4♠/4♦4♥Q♦2♠
In the following hand, Kost called bets from Andrew Brown on fourth and fifth streets, then when faced with another on sixth street and down to just over 300,000 chips, he thought for almost two minutes before electing to release his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000 | -150,000 |
|
1,660,000 | 195,000 |
|
1,450,000 | 625,000 |
|
305,000 | -600,000 |