Thorel Goes One for Two
Level 15
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended the big blind. Both players checked through the 5♦2♣7♠ flop before Ponakovs led out for 22,000 on the 9♦ turn.
Thorel made the call, but quickly folded the 10♠ river once Ponakovs made a larger bet of 115,000.
The next hand, Thorel raised to 30,000 again, and this time it was Jesse Lonis who defended the big blind. On the 10♠5♠2♥ flop, Thorel fired 50,000 chips more, to which Lonis quickly check-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
746,000 | 96,000 |
|
715,000 | 35,000 |
|
375,000 | -25,000 |