[Removed:4] raised preflop to 240,000 from UTG/CO and Walid Bou Habib made the call to see a flop of . Bou Habib check-called a bet of 250,000 from Rudelitz before both players checked the turn.
So when the came on the river, no-one was expecting a explosion of action to occur. Bou Habib led out for a chunky looking 725,000 but Rudelitz brought out two stacks of the new 100,000 chip plaques and pushed them into the middle to make it 2 million to go.
Bou Habib took about two minutes before announcing all in for 7.7million as the two biggest stack were now seemingly going to war. Rudelitz looked distinctly pained as if not expecting this to have happened but after a couple more minutes the German made the fold.
Remi Castaignon raised to 300,000 from the small blind, and [Removed:4] — now in third position behind Castaignon — called from the big blind.
The flop came . Castaignon quickly counted out a bet of 450,000 and slid the chips forward, and after about 15 seconds Rudelitz called. The turn then brought the . This time Castaignon slid out two columns of chips for a bet of 1 million, and Rudelitz took about a half-minute before calling.
The river was the , putting a second pair on board. Castaignon sat for a moment holding his jacket over his mouth, then rapped the table with a fist to check. Rudelitz didn't wait too long before checking behind, and Castaignon tabled . He'd flopped a set, turned a boat, but that jack on the river appeared to have stifled further potential action.
Remi Castaignon raised to 240,000 from the button and Robert Romeo moved all in from the big blind, a quick call from the Frenchman followed.
Romeo:
Castaignon:
A coinflip to keep Romeo alive was probably as good as the Belgian could've hoped for. The flop looked pretty good but Castaignon picked up several more outs on the turn. The river was the and Romeo surived again, he's still only got around 15 big blinds.
Robert Romeo limped in from the button for 120,000, and leader Walid Bou Habib didn't wait too long before pushing out some plaques and chips for a raise to 385,000. Remi Castaignon stepped aside from the big blind, and Romeo called.
The flop came , and Bou Habib gathered together a bet of 415,000. Romeo didn't wait too long before announcing he was raising all in for just over 1.4 million.
Bou Habib sat quietly for nearly a couple of minutes, then flicked his two cards toward the dealer with a finger to concede the pot.
Walid Bou Habib opened to 250,000 from the button and then Remi Castaignon reraised to 600,000 from the small blind. The commentators have been mentioning how re-raised pots get big much quicker than usual due to the French rule which doubles the bet rather than the raise.
At this point Bou Habib slid out a stack of plaques to make it 1.5 million. Castaignon clearly sensed his hand was no longer good and meekly opted for a fold.
Remi Castaignon raised to 250,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Walid Bou Habib who called from the big blind. The flop came . Bou Habib checked, Castaignon bet 325,000, and Bou Habib called.
The turn brought the and a check from Bou Habib, and Castaignon checked as well. The river then brought a Broadway card — the — and one more check from Bou Habib. Castaignon took the opening to push out a nearly pot-sized bet of 1.2 million.
Bou Habib paused about a half-minute, then asked the dealer to spread the pot full of chips and plaques about in order to get a better idea what was there. He waited a while longer, then finally checked his hand one last time before tossing the cards away.
[Removed:4] made it 275,000 from the small blind and Robert Romeo called in the big blind to see a flop of . Rudelitz surprisingly checked and Romeo bet 450,000 only for the German youngster to check-raise all in for just over 2 million chips.
Romeo lost interest in the hand and gave it up about a minute later.
Remi Castaignon opened for 250,000 from the button, and [Removed:4] rapidly reraised all in for 3,245,000. It folded back to Castaignon who snap-called, and the pair both turned over their hands.
Rudelitz:
Castaignon:
The flop came , then the fell on the turn and Rudelitz was down to needing one of the remaining aces to survive. The dealer then put turned over the river card — the — and after leading early on today the young German has been knocked out in fourth
Jeffrey Hakim came to the final table as perhaps the most experienced players but also as the short stack. Alas, a quick double up was not to be, but he remained pragmatic after a great week in Deauville.
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. Bou Habib check-called a bet of 250,000 from Rudelitz before both players checked the 
turn.
came on the river, no-one was expecting a explosion of action to occur. Bou Habib led out for a chunky looking 725,000 but Rudelitz brought out two stacks of the new 100,000 chip plaques and pushed them into the middle to make it 2 million to go.
. Castaignon quickly counted out a bet of 450,000 and slid the chips forward, and after about 15 seconds Rudelitz called. The turn then brought the 
. This time Castaignon slid out two columns of chips for a bet of 1 million, and Rudelitz took about a half-minute before calling.
, putting a second pair on board. Castaignon sat for a moment holding his jacket over his mouth, then rapped the table with a fist to check. Rudelitz didn't wait too long before checking behind, and Castaignon tabled 
. He'd flopped a set, turned a boat, but that jack on the river appeared to have stifled further potential action.
flop looked pretty good but Castaignon picked up several more outs on the 
turn. The river was the 
and Romeo surived again, he's still only got around 15 big blinds.
, and Bou Habib gathered together a bet of 415,000. Romeo didn't wait too long before announcing he was raising all in for just over 1.4 million.
— and one more check from Bou Habib. Castaignon took the opening to push out a nearly pot-sized bet of 1.2 million.
. Rudelitz surprisingly checked and Romeo bet 450,000 only for the German youngster to check-raise all in for just over 2 million chips.![[Removed:4] - 4th place](https://s.pnimg.net/XKsuUkHqzfX12febLtCkNAS3oRH9Ep_7l0ORjp__cI8/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODMwLzcxL3g5OTM4/ZDZmY2JmLmpwZw.webp)
, then the 
fell on the turn and Rudelitz was down to needing one of the remaining aces to survive. The dealer then put turned over the river card — the 
— and after leading early on today the young German has been knocked out in fourth