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Antoine Saout raised the button with the and was called by Jordan Saccucci called in the big blind with the . The flop was checked by Saccucci and Saout bet 150,000, Saccucci check-raised to 425,000 and that won the pot right there.
Saccucci raised to 375,000 in the next small blind with the and Saout defended the big blind with the . The flop brought a bet worth 150,000 by Saccucci and a swift call from Saout, who then gained equity with the turn.
Saccucci bet just 275,000 to get called by Saout and both missed on the river. They knuckled it down and Saccucci won the pot with his king-high.
Jordan Saccucci raised to 450,000 on the button with and was called by Antoine Saout in the big blind holding the . Both checked the flop and Saout then bet the turn for 650,000, earning a call from Saccucci.
The river changed nothing whatsoever and Saout made it another 1,100,000 to go into a pot of 2,600,000. No instant fold followed as Saccucci mulled it over for a couple of seconds before letting go.
Antoine Saout limped the small blind with the and folded to a shove by Istvan Pilhofer, who had the superior .
Saout then opened to 400,000 with the and Jordan Saccucci defended the in the big blind. Despite flopping a set on the , he checked and Saout checke dit back to the turn. Saccucci check-raised from 300,000 to 900,000 and Saout folded.
The next limped blind battle saw Saout flop bottom pair and flush draw with on AAs9s6c] and Pilhofer folded the with the words "I am starting to be annoyed to himself and friends on the rail".
After dwindling down to 18 big blinds, Pilhofer found a spot to get it in. In the small blind, Antoine Saout moved all in for 3,675,000 effective. Istvan Pilhofer made the call in the big blind to put himself at risk
Istvan Pilhofer:
Antoine Saout:
Looking for paint, Saout found the , pulling way ahead. The turn came the , locking up the hand for the Hungarian before the river came out.
Istvan Pilhofer limped the small blind with the and Jordan Saccucci checked the small blind with the . Pilhofer bet 300,000 on the flop and the turn was checked. After the river, Pilhofer checked again and Saccucci bet 450,000 to win the pot uncontested.
Saccucci then started the next unraised pot with in the small blind for Antoine Saout to check the in the big blind. The flop brought a bet worth 250,000 by Saccucci and a call by Saout.
Following the turn, both players checked and headed to the on the river. Saccucci now bet 600,000 and Saout was somewhat suspicious but folded anyways.
Saout limped in with the and Pilhofer raised to 800,000 with the . The Frenchman mulled it over and opted to call, which led them to a flop. Saout checked to Pilhofer, who quickly checked it back.
The turn triggered a bet worth 525,000 by Saout and Pilhofer was sticky enough to come along to the river. Saout glanced at his table neighbour and bet another 650,000. Pilhofer was tempted to pull the trigger but folded.