Chips for Chouity

After stumbling a bit early on to fall below 20,000, Nicolas Chouity has been active during the last orbit at Table 18, with the results pushing his stack back up over the 30,000-chip starting mark.

Just one hand after knocking out Yves Maison, Chouity was back at it raising to 425 from middle position. It folded back to Janos Nagygyorgy in the small blind who reraised to 1,125 from the small blind. Chouity called, and the pair watched the flop come .

Nagygyorgy fired a continuation bet of 950, and Chouity called. The turn brought the and another bet from Nagygyorgy, this time for 2,650. Chouity called once more.

The river was the , and this time Nagygyorgy pushed out a pot-proportionately smaller bet of 2,700. Chouity didn't hesitate very long before announcing he was all in, and with minimal delay Nagygyorgy let his hand go.

Chouity showed one card — the — then scooped the pot. "Pocket nines?" asked Nagygyorgy, but Chouity had no response. "Ace-queen," said Nagygyorgy of his own hand.