Messouat Joins the Chip Leaders
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
A player opened and Roger Tondeur three-bet to 3,500. Zahir Messouat had obviously seen an opportunity and shoved all in for around 50,000. The initial raiser folded and Tondeur called for around starting stack.
"I usually win with this hand," said Tondeur showing 
but was up against the 
of Messouat.
The board ran out 
"Well," said Tondeur. "I didn't win this time!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
85,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
for two pair. "I had a queen" said El Arja.
was out between Said El Yousfi and another opponent. El Yousfi was out of position in the small blind, against his opponent who was sitting on the button.
prompting his opponent to slam his cards angrily into the muck.