Saout Folds to Big River Raise
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Antoine Saout opened to 90,000 from the cutoff and Matas Cimbolas called on the button. The flop was 
and Saout fired 100,000 which Cimbolas called.
Both players checked the 
turn before Saout made a bet of 165,000 on the 
river. Cimbolas tanked and then raised to 665,000. With all the thinking at each stage of this hand, it had already gone over the 10-minute mark. Finally Saout folded, leaving himself with just 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
820,000
-630,000
|
-630,000 |
and Warrington moved ahead. Mighall needed a red deuce but it didn't come on the 
turn or 
and all signs pointed to a chop which would happen around 65% of the time. Saout needed to a six to win or needed an eight or higher for a chop.
came on the turn and Warrington's seven kicker was still playing, the river was the 
and the pair of kings with an ace-eight-seven kicker was enough to beat Saout's ace-eight-six kicker. The finest of margins.
flop and Kamel made the call to see the 
on the turn. Cimbolas now checked and Kamel bet 165,000 which Cimbolas called.
for a flush. Kamel flashed the 
.
on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the 
turn, Warrington fired again, this time to the tune of 265,000 and Cimbolas called a second time.
river and Cimbolas bet 590,000 - Warrington folded without much resistance. The Lithuanian is rapidly gaining ground on the chip leader here.
on the turn. Warrington checked again and CImbolas made a bet of 390,000 which Warrington folded to.