Thorel Loses to Queen-Four
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
On a flop of 
we saw Jean-Noel Thorel check raise Anton Astapau's 8.500 continuation bet to 17.000. Astapau called the min raise from the cutoff and called the 15,000 that Thorel in the small blind fired on the 
turn as well. The river came the 
and Thorel checked. Astapau grabbed a handful of chips and moved 'em in the middle. It turned out to be 36,000 and Thorel called. He wouldn;t see those chips coming back though as Astapau showed 
for the rivered flush. Thorel open mucked his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
170,000
48,800
|
48,800 |