We caught up to the hand with the board showing
. Cournut had checked to Renaldi who moved all in for approximately 405,000; there was at least 600,000 already in the pot. Cournut tanked and asked a few questions, presumably in French, before eventually sliding two stacks of pink chips across the betting line signaling a call.
Renaldi then turned over two red kings -- the
giving him the nut flush -- and Cournut was devastated. He sat motionless in his chair and stared across the table as Renaldi piled up his newfound 1.5 million in chips.Cournut mucked his cards and was left with just over 600,000 in chips.
. An ace on the flop spelled the end for the cigarette-chewing Korchia. He will head to the payout desk with a nice pay bump, moving up to nearly $35,000.
. Check, check, check.
. This time, Renaldi leads out with 52,000 chips. Cournut makes the call rather quickly, while Roy gets out of the mix.
. Renaldi keeps the heat on, betting another 90,000 chips at Cournut. "Is that a good river card for you?" he asks the bettor. After taking a minute or two to decide, Cournut does make the call, and he watches Renaldi flip over 
. Seemingly surprised by the good news, Cournut tables his 
, and takes down a nice little pot at showdown.
and sending him to the cashier to pick up his winnings.
