Hands #37-42: Matt Stout vs. Brian Hastings; Brian England Down to 475K

Photo:  Matt Stout (center) and Brian Hastings (right)

Hand #37  –  Matt Stout raises under the gun to 135,000, Faraz Jaka reraises from middle position to 400,000, and Stout folds. Jaka takes the pot.

Hand #38  –  Brian Hastings raises under the gun to 150,000, and Matt Stout calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Stout checks, Hastings bets 125,000, and Stout folds. Hastings takes the pot.

Hand #39  –  Matt Stout completes the small blind to 60,000, and Brian Hastings checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , Stout bets 75,000, and Hastings calls. The turn card is the , Stout checks, Hastings bets 200,000, and Stout calls.

The river card is the , and both players check. Stout shows to win the pot with two pair, jacks and tens, and Hastings mucks.

Matt Stout  –  4,730,000  (79 bb)
Brian Hastings  –  9,900,000  (165 bb)

Hand #40  –  Brian Hastings raises from the small blind to 200,000, and Faraz Jaka calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Hastings bets 175,000, and Jaka calls. The turn card is the , Hastings bets 700,000, and Jaka folds. Hastings takes the pot.

Hand #41  –  Everyone folds to Joey Couden, giving him a walk in the big blind. Couden shows as he collects the blinds and antes.

Hand #42  –  Joey Couden moves all in from the small blind, and Brian England folds the big blind, leaving himself just 475,000. Couden takes the blinds and antes.

Brian England  –  475,000  (8 bb)