Niveau 17
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Blind on blind Paul Volpe bet 12,000 on a 
flop and Firas Sadou snap-called. As Volpe eyed his opponent on the 
turn but the pair checked.
The river was the 
. Volpe checked and Firas Sadou bet 15,000.
Volpe took his time and the pair started chatting.
"Two pair," said Sadou.
"You cannot discuss the hand gentleman," said the dealer admonishingly.
"So if he turns over two pair now he gets thrown out of the tournament?" said Volpe.
"It would be really sick if you raised now," said Sadou.
Eventually, Volpe called and was shown 
for two pair.
"Does he get a penalty now?" said Volpe jokingly.
"What, because I had two pair?" replied Sadou.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,345,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
415,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
and Laszlo Bujtas put him at risk with the 
.
, the aces held up and Hachem scored a vital double.
on the turn and Martini checked once more. Bujtas cut out a bet of nearly 500,000 and Martini folded.
. "That's a good start dealer," Force added, only to brick off on the 
turn and 
. It checked to Astedt who moved all in, forcing the other player out of the hand.
against the 
turn and 
river kept Polk in the lead with his set, and it put just a minor dent into the big stack of Epstein.
