Untimely River Knocks the First Man Out

With just a few minutes remaining in the first level of play, we have just lost our first player here on Day 1a. Here's how the hand unfolded after the flop:

The dealer dealt out the first three community cards: {10-?}

. A betting and raising battle broke out between the two men in the hand. In the end, the ill-fated player moved all in, and Jacques Zaicik made the call. With 40,000 chips in the middle of the table, the hands were turned over:

Unknown - {Q-?}

Zaicik -

Zaicik had his man slightly covered, but was in grave danger of losing nearly all of his chips with just an overpair. The turn was a useless {2-?}

. Lightning struck on the river though, as Zaicik found another {K-?}

to make the winning top set. The man he eliminated was beside himself with anger, shouting and gesturing violently, as he finally exited the room.

After raking in that big early double up, Jacques Zaicik is now the chip leader with right at 40,000 checks.

2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes

2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes

Untimely River Knocks the First Man Out