2018 Escalator Series (Week 4)
$560 Buy-In, $400,000 Guaranteed
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 144 of 1,108 | Structure | Payouts

Jeff Charlton opened the button to 11,000 and Andre Rakusa — who was short stacks just over 85,000 total — promptly three-bet to 26,000. The big blind folded and Charlton plopped in stack of 5,000 chips that had Rakusa comfortably covered. Rakusa called off and the hands were up.

Rakusa:
Charlton:

Runout:

Both flopped a flush, but Rakusa’s king was best. He held and doubled through Charlton.

Andre Rakusa – 177,000
Jeff Charlton – 140,000