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

Nenad Needs a Medic

Nenad Medic - Eliminated
Nenad Medic - Eliminated
The early action is unclear for this hand, but we pick up the betting on the turn, with the board showing {3-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds}. There are about 3,500 chips in the pot, and when the {8-Diamonds} falls on fourth street, Nenad Medic leads out into it with a bet of 2,100. Next to act is Thierry Labat, and he raises it up to 5,100. Action folds to the button, where the player seated there makes the over-call. Now it's back to Medic, and he goes into the tank for several minutes. He checks his hole cards once more, counts down his stack several times, and eyes up the stack sizes of his opponents in the hand. They both have him covered. Finally, he moves all in for a total of 14,975, which Labat instantly calls. The button player releases his holdings, and with the betting action complete, the hands are turned face up.

Medic: {8-Clubs} {10-Clubs}
Labat: {7-Spades} {9-Clubs}

Medic turned top two pair, but that fourth card also made Labat's straight. With one card to come, Medic needs to find one of the remaining tens or eights to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, the {4-Hearts} peels off, sending the recent bracelet winner to the rail shortly after dinner.

Tags: Nenad MedicThierry Labat