Bigot Beats Belea in Showdown
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Fabrice Bigot opened with a raise to 250,000 holding the 
in the cutoff and Razvan Belea defended the 
in the big blind to flop best on 
when both players checked. There was no betting action on the 
turn either and Belea bet the 
river for 450,000, earning a quick call from Bigot who won the pot with his top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,170,000
-830,000
|
-830,000 |
|
||
|
4,080,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
turn, following another check, Held sized up to 550,000, which Schultz-Pedersen again called.
and after a final check from Schultz-Pedersen, Held bet 1,500,000, leaving himself a single T-5,000 chip behind.
for a ten-high straight, while Schultz-Pedersen showed 
for the low end of the straight to double up Held who has surged back from his microstack status earlier in the day..
turn, vaulting out of his chair in frustration and already grabbing his belongings. With one over card and a gutshot at his disposal, Di Meglio still had some outs but missed them all with the 
and he was called by Razvan Belea in the big blind with the 
. The 
flop gave Belea the top pair, which he checked. Delaney bet 140,000 and picked up a call by his opponent to head to the 
turn.
river. Belea check-called 350,000 and saw the good news as he pulled ahead on the top of the leaderboard by a small margin.
, Mehdi Chaoui just called in the hijack with 
with 1,145,000 behind.
in the cutoff and three-bet to 600,000.
and Brian Delaney just called with the 
flop gave Schultz-Pedersen a flush and Delaney check-called a bet worth 125,000.
.
and then called a raise to 400,000 by Fabrice Bigot in the big blind, who had the 
. Neither player connected with the 
, bringing no help to Schultz-Pedersen who despite surviving earlier after his outstanding fold was eliminated in 8th place.