Pierre Neuville Eliminated With Wrong End Of the Straight
Level 6
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ngoc Bui Hai opened from early position for 35,000 and picked up three callers including Pierre Neuville.
The flop was 
and Hai continued for 61,000 with Neuville being the sole caller.
The turn card was the 
and Neuville checked it to Hai who fired 110,000. Neuville then check-raised him to 310,000. Hai looked serious and studied the board with an air of concern before calling.
The river was the 
Neuville had a count of his remaining stack before moving all in for around 700,000 and Hai wasted no time in calling the bet.
Neuville showed 
having hit his gut-shot on the turn for a straight.
Hai had a gut-shot on the flop too but his 
went one better than Neuville’s straight to bust him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
Busted |