When Queens Rule the Table
Romain Le Dantec opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 6,000. Tamer Kamel in middle position called, and the action folded to Tobias Peters in the big blind. He sized up the stacks and three-bet to 29,000. Le Dantec then shoved for around 200,000. Kamel stepped aside, but Peters snap-called, and the cards went on their backs.
Tobias Peters: A♠A♣ 
Romain Le Dantec: Q♠Q♦
The board ran K♣7♣10♣5♥K♦, giving Peters the win and a big double-up, leaving Le Dantec short.
Between hands, players joked about how often queens seemed to appear that day.
In the very next hand, the same three players clashed again. Kamel opened to 6,000, and both blinds called. The flop came 7♥K♦7♠ and was checked through.
On the 10♠ turn, Peters bet 8,000. Le Dantec folded, but Kamel called.
The 5♣ river saw Peters check, and Kamel said, "We just talked about this hand, I check," before revealing Q♥Q♠ to take the pot, proving once again that queens were a favorite hand at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
319,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
229,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
22,000
97,500
|
97,500 |