Sitbon Pays Off Toma in Very Long Hand
Level 3
: 100/300, 300 ante
With 18,100 in the middle and the turn showing 
, Thi Xoa Nguyen checked in the small blind and so did Julien Sitbon in middle position and Tsugunari Toma on the button.
Nguyen then bet the 
river for 12,000 and Sitbon went into a long tank. The clock was called on him and he then called within the 30 seconds only for Toma to glance at Nguyen's stack and raise to 25,000.
Nguyen folded after short consideration and Sitbon was stunned. "Oh my god, I knew you didn't have it," he said in French and the next tank by Sitbon followed. He was called the clock upon a second time and the Frenchman then called, again.
Toma rolled over the 
for a straight and Sitbon mucked his cards in disgust. "You have aces, I know," Toma said in table chat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000 | 49,000 |
|
21,000 | -900 |
|
13,000 | 13,000 |
|
7,000 | -43,000 |