There was a big chip swing over on the feature table just now. The hand began with Remi Castaignon raising from the cutoff and getting two callers in Noel Gaens (small blind) and Eilert Eilertsen (big blind), the pot totaling 270,000 when the flop came .
Gaens led with a bet and Eilertsen called, and when Castaignon raised, Gaens and he ended up getting all of Gaens's chips in the middle with Eilertsen stepping aside, the pot having ballooned up over 2 million in the process.
Gaens held for a pair of fives with an open-ended straight draw while Castaignon had . The on the turn meant Castaignon was still in front, but the on the river completed the straight for Gaens to earn him the big pot.
Gordon Huntly moved all in for his last 710,000 preflop from the cutoff. Walid Bou Habib got a count from the small blind before moving all in himself, [Removed:4] got out of the way.
Huntly:
Habib:
The board teased Huntly on the turn but it ran out in favour of the large stack coming .
With 350,000 in the middle and the board showing , Eilert Eilertsen checked from the big blind and after a pause Jeffrey Hakim checked behind from middle position.
The river then brought the and a relatively quick all-in push from Eilertsen for 390,000. Hakim took a minute before acting, then finally tossed his cards away.
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Jeffrey Hakim raised to 61,000 from the cutoff seat, then it folded around to Noel Gaens in the big blind. Gaens checked his cards and paused, and Hakim took the opening to speak up.
"You don't look happy about your hand," said Hakim with a grin. "I'm always happy," replied Gaens, further proving the declaration with a call of Hakim's raise.
The flop came and Gaens checked, and after a pause Hakim likewise checked behind. The turn brought the and another check from Gaens, and this time Hakim bet 79,000. Gaens quickly called.
The river brought the and one more check from Gaens. Hakim pushed out a bet of 200,000, and Gaens instantly declared he was all in. A count revealed his push was for 831,000.
Hakim sat back in thought, waiting about two minutes before letting his hand go. Gaens then showed his cards — for two pair — and collected the chips.
Walid Bou Habib has been all in prior to the flop a half-dozen times this level, but each time had failed to earn a caller. Finally he found himself all in and at risk for his last 430,000 or so with against Cyril Andre's .
The flop came to pair Habib's ace but also provide Andre with a flush draw. The turn was the and river the , however, and Habib's hand held.
Having raised preflop Joseph El Khoury check-called a bet of 75,000 on a board against Aurelien Guiglini before both checked the turn. The river saw El Khoury lead out for about a quarter of the pot, 90,000 to be precise.
Guiglini looked a little unsure but made the call, El Khoury showed him and Guiglini flashed which had been huge on the turn.
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for a pair of fives with an open-ended straight draw while Castaignon had 
. The 
on the turn meant Castaignon was still in front, but the 
on the river completed the straight for Gaens to earn him the big pot.
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, Eilert Eilertsen checked from the big blind and after a pause Jeffrey Hakim checked behind from middle position.
and one more check from Gaens. Hakim pushed out a bet of 200,000, and Gaens instantly declared he was all in. A count revealed his push was for 831,000.
for two pair — and collected the chips.
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to pair Habib's ace but also provide Andre with a flush draw. The turn was the 
and river the 
, however, and Habib's hand held.
which had been huge on the turn.
