Ruane and Rakitzis Chop It Up

Michael Ruane raises to 10,500 from middle position and George Rakitzis calls from the button. The flop comes  and Ruane continues for 19,000. Rakitzis calls. The  turn then brings a bet of 26,500 from Ruane, representing much of his stack, and when Rakitzis raises, Ruane calls to put himself all in.

Ruane has , showing he’d flopped Broadway, but Rakitzis got there, too, on the turn with . The five fell inconsequentially on the river, and the pair chopped it up.

George Rakitzis – 342,000 (86 bb)
Michael Ruane – 95,000 (19 bb)