Castaignon Delivers Another Hit to Rudelitz
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,255,000
1,810,000
|
1,810,000 |
|
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|
3,410,000
1,770,000
|
1,770,000 |