Pinville Shows Heart
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michel Pinville raised from the hijack to 100,000. Big blind Toni Kaukua asked for an approximation of his opponent's stack, and called after that was provided to him.
Kaukua checked the flop of 
, after which Pinville put out a bet of 165,000. This was enough to force Kaukua out of the pot, leaving the players with similar stacks. Kaukua got some information for his trouble, however, as Pinville smilingly showed the table the 
out of his own volition.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
1,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |