Sadou Can't Fold
Firas Sadou just doubled through Mark Hughes, after dodging a flush draw.
Sadou opened the action from the cutoff by raising to 7,500. Hughes defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Hughes checked. Sadou bet 9,000 and Hughes raised, making it 20,000 to go. Sadou thought for a moment, then called.
The turn was the 
and Hughes shoved all in for around 90,000, putting Sadou at risk.
Sadou went into the tank.
"I don't think I can fold," he said, but then grabbed his cards and seemed ready to fold.
"You show if I fold?" he questioned Hughes twice.
Hughes didn't flinch, remaining still and gave no response.
Sadou then stood up with both hands leaning on the rail. Then he sat back down, grabbed his remaining stack and called the all in.
Hughes had 
, for top pair with a flush draw. Sadou was ahead holding 
, but needed to dodge a diamond. He clapped his hands one time when the river was the 
doubling him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,000
99,500
|
99,500 |
|
27,000
-138,000
|
-138,000 |