Taglioni Takes From ElkY

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier began today with a six-figure stack, but things haven't gone so well for him during the first level-and-a-half today. And a recent skirmish with Alice Taglioni left ElkY with still fewer chips with about a half-hour to go in Level 10.

With about 15,000 already in the middle and the board showing , Grospellier fired a bet of 12,500 and after a bit of time in the tank Taglioni emerged to make the call.

The river then brought the and a check from ElkY. Taglioni hesitated a few beats, then pushed out her remaining stack of 18,800. Grospellier thought it over for about a half-minute, then tossed out the calling chips.

Taglioni tabled her — she'd rivered top two pair — and Grospellier exhaled while mucking his cards, his expression wordlessly saying "so sick" as he did.