Hands #1-5: Altman Wins a Big Pot vs. Stewart

Nov 18, 2015

Hand #1  –  Brian Altman raises from the button to 85,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #2  –  Brian Altman raises from the cutoff to 85,000, and Giacomo Fundaro calls from the big blind. The flop comes Club AClub KSpade 9, Fundaro checks, Altman bets 40,000, and Fundaro folds. Altman takes the pot.

Hand #3  –  Chris Arvanitis raises from middle position to 110,000, and Jared Mahoney calls from the big blind. Both players check to the river on a board of Diamond ASpade KSpade 4Club 10Spade 8, and Arvanitis shows Diamond KSpade Q to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Hand #4  –  Brian Altman raises from middle position to 85,000, and Craig Stewart calls from the big blind. The flop comes Diamond 4Club 3Spade 2, Stewart checks, Altman bets 120,000, and Stewart calls. The turn is the Heart A, Stewart bets 200,000, and Altman calls.

The river is the Diamond K, Stewart bets 200,000, Altman raises to 650,000, and Stewart calls. Altman shows Heart KDiamond 5 to win the pot with a five-high straight, and Stewart mucks.

Brian Altman  –  6,980,000  (175 bb)
Craig Stewart  –  870,000  (22 bb)

Hand #5  –  Brian Altman raises from middle position to 85,000, taking the blinds and antes.

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