2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes

€8,500 Cannes Main Event
Day: 2
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

Kojak Kind to the Dane

Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen
In the first few moments following dinner, Gus Hansen has already found himself involved in a big pot.

We pick up the action on the flop in a heads-up pot between Hansen and the player to his right. The dealer spreads out three community cards: {K-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {5-Clubs}. The player first to act puts out a bet of 4,000, and The Great Dane quickly raises to 10,000. Without much hesitation, his opponent moves all in for a total of 46,300, catching Gus a bit off guard. He studies for several moments, mumbling to himself, "Oh, what did I get myself into now?" After taking his time to assess the situation, he does indeed make the call.

The all-in player tables {Q-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}, and he sees the bad news as Hansen turns over his {K-Diamonds} {J-Clubs}, having a hammerlock on the hand. The turn and river come {6-Spades} and {10-Hearts} respectively, and Gus Hansen claims his first victim of the night. After raking in a nice pile of checks, he has now moved up dangerously close to the 400,000 mark.

Tags: Gus HansenThe Great Dane