Orpaz Ends Thorel's Run
Level 12
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Erik Seidel opened to 26,000 from under the gun and received calls from Jean-Noel Thorel on the button and Tom Orpaz in the big blind.
The flop came J♠3♦2♠ and action checked around to Thorel, who moved all in for 236,000. Orpaz used a single time extension chip before making the call. Seidel got out of the way leaving Thorel all in and at risk against Orpaz.
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♥J♣
Tom Orpaz: 2♥2♦
Thorel had flopped top pair but was drawing close to dead against the bottom set of Orpaz. Thorel would become the second player eliminated by Orpaz since the dinner break when he did not improve on the 9♠10♦ runout. Orpaz dragged in a huge pot and passed 1,000,000 chips in doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,230,000 | 380,000 |
|
785,000 | 229,000 |
|
Busted |