Back to back to pot losses have seen James Rann drop below the four-million mark for the first time today.
He opened to 130,000 from the cutoff and was only called by Anthong Legg on the button. The flop fanned and Rann continued for 1450,000. Call. Rann slowed to a check on the turn and folded when faced with a 250,000 bet from Legg.
Anthony Legg opened for 120,000 and Richard "nutsinho" Lyndaker called from the big blind to see a flop of . Lyndaker led out for a hefty 500,000, which was most of his stack, and Legg got out of the way.
In the very next hand, Legg opened for 120,000 and Lyndaker three-bet jammed for 940,000 from the small blind. Manny Stavropoulos folded from the big blind and Legg did the same.
Lennart Uphoff got a few chips back off Brian Rast after getting the latter to fold on the river.
Uphoff raised from the hijack and Rast called from the big blind to see a flop where he and Uphoff checked. The turn was the and Rast led for 205,000. Call. It seemed as if the turn bet was a stab at winning the pot from Rast as he check-folded to a 450,000 bet on the river.
Lennart Uphoff has moved further clear at the top of the counts after winning a battle of the blinds against Joel Douaglin.
It all started with a limp and a check to see a flop. Action was checked to the turn where Uphoff bet 85,000 when checked to. He then called when check-raised to 285,000 by Douaglin. The board competed with the and Douaglin played around with his chips for a minute before he checked. Uphoff bet 355,000 and Douaglin released his hand.
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Lennart Uphoff raised to 170,000 from the cutoff and James Rann called from the big blind to see a flop of . Rann check-called a bet of 170,000 from Uphoff, but then check-folded to one of 320,000 on the turn.
Manny Stavropoulos got a generous round of applause from his fans on the rail when he played back at chip leader, Lennart Uphoff.
The young German was playing aggressively and getting away with it. He raised to 170,000 from second position and took the blinds and antes. The very next hand, he raised to 170,000 from under-the-gun but folded when Stavropoulos three-bet to 420,000 from two seats along.
and Rann continued for 1450,000. Call. Rann slowed to a check on the 
turn and folded when faced with a 250,000 bet from Legg.
. Lyndaker led out for a hefty 500,000, which was most of his stack, and Legg got out of the way.
and Rast led for 205,000. Call. It seemed as if the turn bet was a stab at winning the pot from Rast as he check-folded to a 450,000 bet on the 
river.
and Douaglin played around with his chips for a minute before he checked. Uphoff bet 355,000 and Douaglin released his hand.
. Rann check-called a bet of 170,000 from Uphoff, but then check-folded to one of 320,000 on the 
turn.