Gauclain Spikes Two-Outer to Double
Level 10
: Blinds 700/1,400, 1,400 ante
Son Minh Nguyen opened to 2,800 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 9,500 from Maxime Blanquet in the cutoff.
Jerome Gauclain was in the small blind, and he four-bet jammed to 24,000. Nguyen got out of the way, but Blanquet made the quick call.
Jerome Gauclain: 9♣9♦ 
Maxime Blanquet: K♠K♦
Gauclain was in trouble versus Blanquet's cowboys, and the J♣J♦8♠ flop was no help.
However the 9♥ hit on the turn to propel Gauclain into the lead with a set, much to Blanquet's dismay, and he could not reverse the position on the 7♠ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |