Kirk Staples Quintuples Impossibly
Eric Rabelas opened the action with a raise to 3,200,000 from under the gun. Eric Dillon made the call next to act, as did Kirk Staples, who had exactly 3,200,000 in his stack. Colin Downie then shoved from the button for 26,100,000, getting both other players out of the way successfully.
Kirk Staples: A♣K♦ 
Colin Downie: A♠K♠
Eric Rabelas complained about having folded pocket eights, but certainly wasn't upset when both players made trips on the 5♣K♥K♣ flop. Despite having the slight disadvantage preflop, Staples was now the only one who could actually win the pot with running clubs. Somehow, his trips wouldn't play by the river, as the 10♣2♣ runout gave him a backdoor flush. Downie could only watch on in disbelief as his opponent somehow took the pot, improving to more than five times the stack he had just seconds ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |
|
||
|
32,000,000
11,500,000
|
11,500,000 |
|
||
|
22,900,000
5,600,000
|
5,600,000 |
|
16,800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |