2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final Madrid

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
€1,500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,000
Prize Pool
€6,860,000
Entries
686
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Thor-elimination

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The short stack success story of last night - Jean-Noel Thorel, who bubble dodged the very last hand of the sixth level picking up kings with 10bb - is no more. Now with 100,000+ in front of him, Thorel saw a heads up flop of {7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Spades} with Simon Higgins. Higgins led 12,000 and Thorel made it 25,000. Quickly Higgins set him all in and he snap-called.

Higgins: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}
Thorel: {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Turn: {A-Diamonds}
River: {8-Spades}

Thorel made a sound like, "Achhh," and took his leave while the British online qualifier sits with a stack of 650,000. Addressing Kristoffer Thorsson, he said, "You're the best player on this table - did you expect when he snap called he had ace-nine?"

"No," said Thorsson.

Tags: Jean-Noel ThorelKristoffer ThorssonSimon Higgins