Philip Hammerling called from the small blind and Ken Griffin checked his option from the big blind. The flop came , Hammerling checked, Griffin bet 75,000, and Hammerling called. The turn was the and Hammerling again check-called a bet from Griffin, this time for 100,000.
When the came on the river Hammerling checked once more and Griffin fired out a bet of 125,000. Hammerling then raised to 330,000 and Griffin wasted no time in counting out the chips required to make the call and tossing them into the pot.
"You have quads?" Griffin asked. Hammerling did not have quads as he showed the . Griffin tabled his for aces full of tens and took down the pot.
The button is being passed from player to player without many fireworks. It seems a simple raise or three-bet is taking down the pot almost every time. We're occasionally seeing a flop but action isn't usually going any further than that.
Kenneth Griffin, with his boisterous rail cheering his every move, raised to 150,000 from the small blind. Jean Luc Marais defended his big blind and we saw a flop of hit the table.
Griffin continued with a bet of 100,000 and the Frenchman came along for the ride. The turn card fell and Griffin led out for another 100,000 bet. Marais wanted to see the river card and splashed four T25,000 chips into the middle.
After the arrived on the river, Griffin fired a third barrel and made it 200,000 to go. Marais finally became a believer and surrendered by tossing his cards into the muck.
Jean Luc Marais raised to 175,000 from the button and Philip Hammerling moved all in for a total of 935,000 from the small blind. Kenneth Griffin folded the big blind and Marais called.
Hammerling:
Marais:
The board ran out drama-free when it came and Hammerling doubled his stack.
Kenneth Griffin raised to 230,000 from the small blind and Jean Luc Marais defended his big blind with a substantial raise. The Frenchman made it 660,000 to go and Griffin immediately announced himself all-in.
Marais stood and slammed his on the table after making the snap-call. Griffin also rose to his feet while revealing his , telling his rail "I gotta get lucky here boys."
The flop fell and despite the baby cards on board, Griffin's eights had not matched up. His supporters began hollering for a seven to hit on the turn, which would give their man additional outs to a straight, but the arrived in its place.
The turn card did give Griffin a gutshot straight draw and he would now need an eight or a seven to fall on the river to take the pot.
River:
Both players flinched when the nine hit the board, as it looked suspiciously like the prized eight Griffin needed, but it turned out to be a blank and both players retook their seats. Griffin gave up the chip lead to Marais and the two essentially traded chip stacks after the hand.
Philip Hammerling - Eliminated in 3rd Place ($199,366)
Ken Griffin limped on the button, Jean Luc Marais called from the small blind and Philip Hammerling checked his option. The flop came and both Marais and Hammerling checked and Griffin bet 100,000. Marais called and Hammerling raised to 290,000. Griffin called and Marais folded.
The turn was the and Hammerling bet out 535,000. Griffin called again and they saw the come on the river. Hammerling announced he was all in and Griffin immediately called.
Hammerling:
Griffin:
Hammerling had flopped trip sevens but had been outdrawn by Griffin's flush. Hammerling was eliminated in 3rd place.
Jean Luc Marais Looks to Continue the Dominance of His Countrymen Here at the 2011 WSOP
With many in the poker world dubbing this year's WSOP a British Invasion, due to the extraordianry performance of English players thus far, the French have quietly asserted themselves as a nation to be reckoned with.
A total of three Frenchman have captured WSOP gold and glory in 2011, including Fabrice Soulier in Event #37, the $10,000 HORSE Championship. Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier shipped Event #21, the Seven-Card Stud World Championship and Elie Payan won Event # 22: $1500 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Having reached heads-up play here today, Jean Luc Marais has a chance to give France its 4th bracelet of the WSOP, repelling the supposed British Invasion and replacing it with a new French Revolution.
It seems that Kenneth Griffin's aggressive play is working so far during this heads-up match.
Jean Luc Marais raised to 205,000 on the button and Ken Griffin re-raised to 705,000 from the big blind. Marais called and they saw the flop come . Griffin bet out 1,000,000 and Marais folded his hand.
On the very next hand the two players saw a flop of and Marais bet out 175,000 only to have Griffin raise to 500,000. Marais angrily slid his cards away and began rubbing his head, Griffin's aggression obviously getting to him.
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, Hammerling checked, Griffin bet 75,000, and Hammerling called. The turn was the 
and Hammerling again check-called a bet from Griffin, this time for 100,000.
came on the river Hammerling checked once more and Griffin fired out a bet of 125,000. Hammerling then raised to 330,000 and Griffin wasted no time in counting out the chips required to make the call and tossing them into the pot.
. Griffin tabled his 
for aces full of tens and took down the pot.
and Griffin led out for another 100,000 bet. Marais wanted to see the river card and splashed four T25,000 chips into the middle.
arrived on the river, Griffin fired a third barrel and made it 200,000 to go. Marais finally became a believer and surrendered by tossing his cards into the muck.
and Hammerling doubled his stack.
, telling his rail "I gotta get lucky here boys."
and despite the baby cards on board, Griffin's eights had not matched up. His supporters began hollering for a seven to hit on the turn, which would give their man additional outs to a straight, but the 
and both Marais and Hammerling checked and Griffin bet 100,000. Marais called and Hammerling raised to 290,000. Griffin called and Marais folded.
. Griffin bet out 1,000,000 and Marais folded his hand.