Bellande Makes a Big Hold to Double
Level 20
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Rob Yong raised to 600,000 in the hijack and Emilien Pitavy called in the big blind.
The flop came K♦K♠9♦ and Yong bet 600,000. Pitavy gave it some thought, but eventually folded Q♥J♥. Yong showed him K♣J♠ for trips as he took the pot.
Jean-Robert Bellande then moved all in for 1,550,000 on the button as action went on Thomas Eychenne in the big blind. He burned through multiple time banks and tanked for a minute before calling.
Jean-Robert Bellande: 2♠2♥ 
Thomas Eychenne: 10♥8♥
"I waited four orbits to run into the eight-ten," Bellande said once the cards were revealed. The flop came K♥J♣4♠, while the J♥ turn gave Eychenne a flush draw and outs to counterfeit Bellande's pair. The river, though, was the 6♦ and Bellande held on to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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12,835,000 | |
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6,040,000 | |
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5,175,000
1,850,000
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1,850,000 |
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3,550,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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