Blistering Start from Houssein Continues
Level 21
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
A short while after eliminating David Descieux, Ronan Houssein opened to 15,000 and Thomas Pandelis defended his big blind.
On a 
flop Pandelis check-called 14,000 and the turn was the 
. Pandelis checked again and Houssein bet 18,000.
This time Pandelis check-raised all in for 142,000. Houssein took his time before calling.
Ronan Houssein: 
Thomas Pandelis: 
The river was the 
and Houssein added yet more chips to his stack which is now close to 900,000!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
890,000 | 190,000 |
|
180,000 | 12,000 |