It's a running joke that king-queen is the 'nuts' on PokerStars due to the frequency with which it outflops better hands, well for some balance here are two hands in which it didn't win.
In the first Ozgur Arda moved all-in for 13,400 from middle position with and Giuliano Bendinelli made the call with . The board meant Arda spiked the river to survive.
On another table Tobias Wenker was all-in for 60,000 with and in bad shape against Anthony Lerust's it didn't get any better on the board and Lerust let out a big sigh of relief as he took the pot.
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On a flop Ekrem Sanioglu fired out a bet of 6,000 only for Emile Petit to move all-in for 27,300 total. Back on Sanioglu he tanked before folding face up, Petit showed him as he took the pot.
On a board Sfez pushed all in to effectively put Oliver Price all in for his last 37,500. The man from the United Kingdom didn't know how quickly he wanted to get his chips in and called.
Sfez showed first and confidently tabled . Price tabled seconds later, still looking a bit dazed by Sfez' swift show. Swift show or not, six-five wasn't much of anything on this board and Price was pushed the pot with his flush.
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Abdel Boukbir from France opened from the button for 2,500 and small blind Sebastian Gohr moved all in. The big blind folded and it was decision time for Boukbir who had 14,000 behind and would be the at risk player if called. Boukbir gave him the full chat, running through the full gamut of hands his opponent could possibly have. He tried the “Do you want to go home?” and moved on to the “Do you want a call.” Gohr would only respond laughing, “I don’t know what you have. It’s really up to you.” It was and Boukbir made the fold reasoning that “It can wait.”
A bit of Brit on Brit action to tell you about now involving JP Kelly and Mitch Johnson.
I joined the action on a flop, the pot size suggested this was a three-bet pot, first to act Johnson (under-the-gun+2) checked and Kelly (button) fired out a bet of 6,800 which, after some tanking Johnson called. The fell on the turn, Johnson checked again, Kelly took a look at Johnson's stack and then bet enough to set Johnson all-in, Johnson, who had 24,900 behind called instantly.
Kelly:
Johnson:
The river was a blank meaning Johnson doubled to around 77,500 whilst Kelly drops to 56,000.
A slight setback for Mat Frankland (who always seems to do well here in Deauville) who unsuccessfully raced his against Philippe Pertuisot's . The board came - an ace on the river securing Pertuisot's survival.
Alexandra Petitjean didn’t have many chips left and when it was folded to her they were all over the line anyway. The big blind Ayaz Manji asked how much and was told 8,300. He called with his and Petitjean tabled . Her dark sunglasses came off as she prepared to see the flop come and a smile finally broke out across her face. “”Nice hand.” Manji said. “I had to call.” Petitjean, of course, agreed.
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and Giuliano Bendinelli made the call with 
. The 
board meant Arda spiked the river to survive.
and in bad shape against Anthony Lerust's 
it didn't get any better on the 
board and Lerust let out a big sigh of relief as he took the pot.
and Aris quickly moved all in, Neuville instantly called.
flop Ekrem Sanioglu fired out a bet of 6,000 only for Emile Petit to move all-in for 27,300 total. Back on Sanioglu he tanked before folding 
. Price tabled 
. The board came 
