Grospellier Steals the Blinds
Niveau 13
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier sits on a formidable stack as Day 1 heads to the final levels.
A recent hand saw the action fold to Grospellier in the small blind, and the longtime tournament pro took full advantage of the situation.
Grospellier raised to 62,500, almost covering the stack of his big blind opponent. The big blind player laughed, then turned up the 
as he mucked.
Grospellier neared the 100 big blind mark after taking the small pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
375,000 | |
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. Lauper called with 
. Clement Van Driessche, in the cutoff, went all in. 
, good for a six-high straight. His opponent mucked and headed for the exit.
and it checked to Wilson, who bet 9,000. The small blind folded, and Weinman called. 
. Weinman checked, and Wilson bet 12,000. Weinman called.
, Weinman checked, and Wilson bet 19,000, leaving himself only 1,000 behind. Weinman called and tabled 
to win the pot.
. His hand stayed ahead throughout the board and Jaka sent a player to the rail. He now has 120,000.
flop and improved to two pair on the 
turn. Elias failed to hit an eight on the river and doubled Waigel.
