A Better Kicker for Cartillier
Level 29
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Michel Leibgorin in the small blind limped and called after Matthieu Cartillier in the big blind raised to 800,000.
Cartillier continued for 800,000 on the 5♠J♥A♣ flop. Leibgorin check-called and check-called again when Cartillier fired a second barrel to 1,200,000 on the 10♠ turn.
The 8♥ landed on the river and Leibgorin led out for 1,500,000. Cartillier called with A♠Q♠ and won the pot against Leibgorin's A♥2♣.