When we reached Table 401, the board had already been completed 
. Frederic Banjout checked, and Sam Trickett fired 340,000. Banjout thought for a moment, then asked the dealer, "I can raise, right?"
The dealer told him, "Yes."
Banjout reached for lavender T100,000 chips with one hand, and orange T5,000 chips with another, and check-raised to 940,000. Trickett was visibly upset.
"Wow," he blurted. "Can I speak?"
The dealer said that he was allowed to speak, but that Banjout wasn't. WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel was called over to confirm the heads-up talking rules, and after he left, Trickett asked Banjout, "Do you have 
exactly? Do you speak english?"
Banjout simply took a swig from his Pepsi and smiled.
"You checked so quickly on the river," Trickett muttered. "This is a pretty big pot for this stage of the tournament."
Trickett eventually made the call, and Banjout tabled 
for a straight. Trickett tabled 
for the same straight, and the 2 million-chip pot was chopped.
"You were calling the whole time!" Andrew Robl jabbed.
"Yeah," Trickett admitted, chuckling. "I'm just setting you up for when you try and get me off of a straight."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
2,965,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
and Robl fired 55,000. Perkins folded his hand and Robl won the pot.
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river. Mizrachi took the opportunity to bet 350,000, and Phua asked the dealer to spread the pot. He thought for about a minute before announcing a raise and making it 1.1 million more to go.
turn, both players checked. They also checked the 
on the river to get to a showdown.
, but his ladies were no good against the 
for Morgan.
completed the board. Phua led for 300,000, and Negreanu thought for a bit, then called.
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