2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes

€8,500 Cannes Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$1,426,645
Event Info
Buy-in
$12,300
Entries
480
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
15,000

A Poker Battle Indeed

Philippe Rouas
Philippe Rouas
We picked up the action in a big hand involving Philippe Rouas. On the river, the board read {2-Spades} {5-Spades} {9-Hearts} {6-Spades} {9-Spades}, and there were about 18,000 chips in the pot already. Rouas' lone opponent checked the action, and he moved all in for 4,575.

The opponent shook his head and muttered something to Rouas in his native French. Rouas replied in French before saying, "You gotta find out... I mean, come on, pay it." After several minutes, his opponent obliged him, reluctantly putting the call into the pot. Rouas said, "Nuts... nuts," as he calmly turned over his {A-Spades} {K-Hearts}. The other player moved his cards right in front of Rouas, and turned them over: {K-Diamonds} {K-Spades}.

Poker Battle founder and CEO Philippe Rouas has been a bit up and down today, and now he finds himself back over the starting mark, sitting with 27,000 chips.

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