Philippe Boucher and Alexander Dovzhenko got all their chips in the middle on a flop, Boucher holding but Dovzhenko had . There was a chink of light at the end of a particularly dark tunnel when the came on the turn but the river gave the pot to the Russian.
There was a countdown and Dovzhenko just had Boucher covered by a couple of big blinds. A shake of hands and the French-Canadian headed off to the payout desk.
Although friends away from the felt, Mathew Frankland and Sam Grafton seem like sworn enemies at it. They keep locking horns and butting heads, and it was only a matter of time before a massive pot was created by them.
On a board, Grafton lead from the big blind for 43,000 (into an 80,000 pot) and Frankland called from his seat in the hijack. The river was the and Grafton announced, "Seventy-nine," before putting in three red 25,000 chips and four yellow 1,000 chips.
Frankland looked like he had a genuine decision to make and he sat replaying the hand in his head for around a minute before calling. Grafton revealed the for a full house and Frankland mucked.
Alexander Dovzhenko opened for 16,000 from the cutoff seat, then Massimo Di Cicco called from the button. The flop came , and when Dovzhenko checked, Di Cicco pushed all in with his remaining 102,000.
Dovzhenko studied for a while, nodding as he did as if wordlessly talking himself into calling. Then at last he did push the needed chips forward, tabling for middle pair of sixes. He then saw he was ahead as Di Cicco had for an open-ended straight draw.
The turn brought the , and Dovzhenko's hand was still best. But the river brought the and a "yeahhh!" from the Italian, giving him the winning straight.
Dovzhenko smiled in response, still nodding, and Di Cicco began to chuckle. "Jack-six!" he said to the Russian in English. "You steal from me… not possible!"
Franck Kalfon just survived an all-in situation after his held up versus Shahaf Hadaya's when the community cards came eight-high — .
Kalfaon still sits with below-average chips after that double up. Meanwhile Hadaya became the first to cross the million-chip mark just before the last break, and now continues to hover just above that milestone in first position with 56 players left.
[Removed:4] raised to 16,000 preflop and Jeffrey Hakim flat-called before Casey Kastle moved all in from the small blind. Rudelitz made the call and Hakim got out of the way.
Rudelitz:
Kastle:
No luck for Kastle, almost instantly drawing dead when the board came .
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With about 140,000 in the middle and the board showing , Eilert Eilertsen pushed all in for his last 68,000 and after a couple of minutes of tanking Remi Castaignon made the call.
Eilertsen had for an overpair while Castaignon had hit the flop with his . The turn was the and river the , and Eilertsen survived to gather the chips.
David Pishvafar and Yury Gulyy were just involved in an intense, lengthy hand which saw the pair build a pot of 135,000 by fourth street. By then the board showed , and when Pishvafar (playing from the small blind) checked, Gulyy (in middle position) fired 45,000 and Pishvafar called.
The river then brought the and another check from Pishvafar. Gulyy pushed his remaining 105,000 or so and Pishvafar folded to preserve his stack of just a little more. Gulyy showed his hand — (jacks full of nines) — as he dragged the pot.
Our ears were drawn to the ElkY-esque "So sick," over on Table 7 and when we arrive we discovered a board and Pascal Lefrancois tossing his pocket fives into the muck. Why we hear you ask. Because Maxime Petitprez held .
Once again, the old suckout re-suckout strikes here in Deauville.
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flop, Boucher holding 
but Dovzhenko had 
. There was a chink of light at the end of a particularly dark tunnel when the 
came on the turn but the 
river gave the pot to the Russian.
board, Grafton lead from the big blind for 43,000 (into an 80,000 pot) and Frankland called from his seat in the hijack. The river was the 
and Grafton announced, "Seventy-nine," before putting in three red 25,000 chips and four yellow 1,000 chips.
for a full house and Frankland mucked.
, and when Dovzhenko checked, Di Cicco pushed all in with his remaining 102,000.
for middle pair of sixes. He then saw he was ahead as Di Cicco had 
for an open-ended straight draw.
, and Dovzhenko's hand was still best. But the river brought the 
. The turn was the 
and river the 
and another check from Pishvafar. Gulyy pushed his remaining 105,000 or so and Pishvafar folded to preserve his stack of just a little more. Gulyy showed his hand — 
