Choffardet Cracks Bourgeois' Aces to Double Up
Level 25
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
While Nikolaos Mastrantonas and Jassim Alawadhi were sent to the rail shortly after the restart, Mathieu Choffardet in the small blind was on the edge of elimination after his 580,000 chip-stack was called by Blaise Bourgeois in middle position.
Mathieu Choffardet: 9♦9♠ 
Blaise Bourgeois: AxAx
The dealer fanned a board of 10♣3♣2♠Q♣. "Nine," Choffardet asked, and he was heard as the 9♥ river completed the board, allowing him to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
645,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |