Martini Shows the Nine of Hearts

Mounir Tajiou raised to 11,000 from the button and was called by Julien Martini in the big blind.

The flop came , Martini check-called the 11,000 continuation-bet of Tajiou.

The turn brought them the and now Martini decided to check-raise the 15,000 continuation-bet of Tajiou to 41,000 which Tajiou called.

The river completed the board with the and Martini opted to take over the initiative by betting 78,000.

Tajiou dived into the tank. "I have a very strong ace!" he commented while considering his options. "You want me to have a flush, don't you?"

After a while, the clock was called on Tajiou. The floor came over and gave him 30 seconds to make a decision. Ten seconds or so later, Tajiou said he would fold but didn't let his hand go yet as he was trying to see if Martini would show. A few more seconds later, Tajiou showed .