Vuilleumier Leaves Winter with 1.5 Big Blinds
Niveau 22
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Sean Winter raised to 435,000 from the button with Q♥9♣, and Alexandre Vuilleumier defended his big blind with K♣Q♦.
Vuilleumier made top pair on the K♦8♠6♣ flop and check-called for 725,000.
On the 5♦ turn, the action checked through to the Q♣ river. Vuilleumier improved to top two pair while Winter rivered a pair of queens.
Vuilleumier led for 1,790,000, swelling the pot to 4,410,000. Winter thought over his options, and then fireworks began to ignite as he jammed as the bigger stack.
Vuilleumier, with 5,350,000 behind, called for his tournament life after some thinking time and scooped in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
16,890,000
9,295,000
|
9,295,000 |
|
||
|
6,905,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
4,655,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
||
|
2,410,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
300,000
-8,295,000
|
-8,295,000 |