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On the flop, Jonathan Duhamel bet 35,000, and Jean-Noel Thorel called. The turn was the to pair the board, and Duhamel checked. Thorel bet 35,000, and Duhamel called. The landed on the river, and Duhamel check-called 50,000 from Thorel.
Thorel showed the for a full house, and Duhamel mucked.
Ihar Soika raised before the flop from the hijack and found calls from Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind. The flop came down and it was checked to Soika who bet an unknown amount. Both Negreanu and Thorel called.
Fourth street was the and Thorel fired out 50,000. Soika came over the top for what looked to be 175,000 and Negreanu tossed his hand away. Thorel flat called. The river paired the board with the and Thorel wasted little time moving 250,000 forward. Soika went into the tank for about two minutes, counting out chips and wiggling in his seat while he pondered his action. Eventually, a call was made and Thorel slapped onto the table for jacks and fives. Soika shook his head and mucked his hand which sent the table into a frenzy. Thorel shot up from his seat, ripped his jacket off in excitement, then sat back down to stack his new chips.
I had nines!" lamented Negreanu to the table after the hand.
Thorel picked up the pot and now has about 1.42 million in chips.
From the cutoff seat, Sam Cartier raised all in for 186,000. Raoul Refos called from the big blind with the . Chartier had the . The board ran out , and Chartier doubled up.
From early position, Daniel Negreanu raised to 27,000. Richard Yong reraised from the cutoff seat to 75,000, then Jean-Noel Thorel reraised from the button to 175,000. Negreanu and Yong both folded, and Thorel's four-bet got through clean.
"All in and call," said the dealer at Richard Yong's and Marcin Wydrowski's table. The two players had gotten all in preflop after a raise from Yong, a shove from Wydrowski, and a call from Yong. Yong held the to Wydrowski's
The board ran out , and Wydrowski was eliminated. Yong increased his chip lead to 1.36 million.
From early position, Kevin Vandersmissen raised to 25,000. Raoul Refos reraised from the small blind, and Vandersmissen made the call to see the flop come down . Refos led for 44,000, and Vandersmissen folded.