Mostly Folding, and One Double Up
Play has ground to a halt the last while as the tournament is stuck at 30 still. There is an awful lot of folding going on. We did witness one double up though.
Ricardo Ibanez Rodriguez won a hand, jumped out of his chair and beat his chest as he tried to stake his claim as the alpha male of the table. He was up against chip leader Ilan Boujenah and the two had made it to the turn where the board read 
. Boujenah led for 67,000 and Rodriguez took his time before calling, leaving himself with 175,000 behind.
The river came as the 
and Boujenah announced all-in. The Spaniard snap called and tabled 
. Boujenah mucked and starting swearing in French.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,116,000
-309,000
|
-309,000 |
|
570,000
257,000
|
257,000 |