Tanking With the Best of It
Level 24
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit raised to 32,000 in the cutoff, Pierre Neuville called on the button, and the dealer fanned 
. Kanit led out with a bet, Neuville called, and the turn brought a third diamond - the 
.
Kanit moved all in for effectively 345,000 - pushing out 400,000 in chips - and his Belgian counterpart tanked for the better part of three minutes, standing then sitting back down, before calling.
Neuville: 
Kanit: 
Kanit could eliminate Neuville with any diamond other than the 
on the river, but the final card was black; the 
. Neuville doubled to 860,000 chips, while Kanit dropped down to 410,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
860,000
493,000
|
493,000 |
|
410,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
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