Menhardt Doubles Through Bennani Smires
Level 15
: 1,200/2,500, 2,500 ante
Just before their table broke, Julian Menhardt was all-in for 35,400 preflop and Naoufel Bennani Smires looked him up with the far bigger stack.
Julian Menhardt: 
Naoufel Bennani Smires: 
The big stack was ahead with the high card but Menhardt got there on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
board provided a double gutshot but no help to the Frenchman and he was sent to the rail.
. The kicker problem versus 
was never solved on the 
board and that spelled the end for the Romanian.
were the best hand on a board of 
turn, the opponent of Tom Delaine string-bet as he tried to make it 12,000 and it was ruled to be a min-bet worth 3,000. Delaine stuck around and checked the 
river on which he faced a bet worth 15,000 that was clearly announced.
, Saam Jaime Pishvaie checked out of the big blind. Mehdi Kechiche bet 55,000 into a pot of about as much with very few chips behind and his opponent went into the tank.