The action folded to the blinds. The small blind limped. Anthony Cass completed the action in the big blind. There was 240,000 in the pot going to the flop.
The flop came . The player in the small blind led out for 100,000 and Cass made the call.
The turn card was the . The small blind checked and Cass made a bet of 250,000. The small blind then raised to 700,000 and Cass called.
The river brought the completing the flush and pairing the board. The player in the small blind checked and Cass made a bet of 1,200,000. The small blind moved all-in for 2,200,000 and Cass called.
Small Blind:
Anthony Cass:
Cass turned top pair and rivered a flush to knock out his opponent and dragged the pot.
Dennis Backhaus gave a fist pump and a "yes" in celebration as his out-flopped the of Stephen Bradley when the flop was dealt .
But it turned out to be a premature celebration as the hit the turn to launch Bradley back into the lead. The river filled out the board and it was Bradley's turn to give a fist pump of his own as he collected the vital double to stay alive.