Flight 1A ($75,000 GTD): Everyone Hates Raymond

$130 No Limit Hold'em ($75,000 GTD)

Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 83

Total Entries: 83

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 36

Raymond Ruszkowski (Miami, FL)

We picked up the action at Table 2, as five players saw a flop of 6♥ 9♥ 6♠.  After two checks, an unknown player placed out a bet of 10,000, with Raymond Ruszkowski (Miami, FL) moving all-in (next to act).  The player behind Raymond asked for an exact count (which was 56,800), and after tanking for about four minutes, he would make the call.  Two of the three players that were remaining in the hand also went all-in (for less), giving us a four way all-in for a pot worth over 160,000.

Player A: Q♠ 9♠ (top pair)

Riszkowski: A♥ 3♥ (flush draw)

Player B: J♥ 8♥ (flush draw)

Player C: 6♦ 3♦ (trips)

Turn: A♦

River: A♣

It wasn't the way Raymond expected to scoop up the pot, but the running aces would give him a full house, and Ruszkowski would more than triple up (eliminating two players).  Ruszkowski is now the clear chip leader, holding close to 50,000 more than his nearest competitor.