Chavaillaz Takes a Big One, Over 4 Million
Baptiste Chavaillaz has just caught a heater, and he's reaping the benefits in chips.
In a recent hand, he raised to 70,000 under the gun. He was called by Gastelum on the button, and Eric Varela in the big blind.
Flop: 
.
Varela checked. Chavaillaz bet out 130,000. Both Gastelum and Varela called.
Turn: 
On the turn Varela checked. Chavaillaz also checked and Gastelum bet 300,000. Varela folded, but Chavaillaz called and it was off to the river.
River: 
Eric Varela shot up from his chair when the river hit and walked away from the table, visibly frustrated. Chavaillaz, even after seeing this bet out 125,000, smaller than Gastelum's turn bet. Gastelum though, still called. Chavaillaz showed 
for a rivered flush, while Gastelum showed a losing 
.
After that hand Chavaillaz shot up over 4 million while Varela dropped to 2.375 million, and Gastelum dropped to 1.415 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,240,000 | 830,000 |
|
2,375,000 | -205,000 |
|
1,415,000 | 315,000 |