2010 EPT Deauville

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2010 EPT Deauville

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€847,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€3,686,400
Entries
768
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

Pride Comes Before a Two-Outer

We walked up to Table 19 to see Jean Noel Thorel and Kamal Sefrioui involved in a big pot. A flop of {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {A-Clubs} was spread out on the table, and Sefrioui was all in. Thorel put him at risk with {10-Spades} {10-Clubs}, and the at-risk player could only show up an out-pipped {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}.

As the dealer got the pot right, Thorel stood up from his chair to gloat to his friends nearby about what a good spot he'd put himself in. We know what happens to people who gloat, don't we, children? That's right, the {9-Hearts} binked fourth street right there, drawing a loud cry of "Nooooo!" from Thorel as he spun away from the table. The {3-Spades} filled out the board, and Thorel proceeded to berate first the dealer, then his opponent for several minutes. He finally ended the discussion with "You play so bad," as he splashed his departing chips into the pot one by one. It wasn't a pleasant display of poker etiquette, but it's the sort of thing you become accustomed to in these environments.

Thorel is down to about 30,000 after that divine nine took about half of his stack.