Hands #36-41: Short Stack Shoves and Huge Stack Shoves (No Calls)
Hand #36: Jean-René Fontaine moved all in preflop for 12,800,000 small blind on big and Jim McNurlan declined to put him at risk.
Hand #37: Fontaine moved all in again, for a little more now: 14,000,000, uncalled.
Hand #38: Fontaine sat the next one out; small blind Richardson raised to 1,400,000, picking up Mash's big blind and ante.
Hand #39: McNurlan, first to act, made it 2,400,000. Richardson called on the button. Flop: ![]()
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. McNurlan check-folded to Richardson's bet of 3,000,000.
Hand #40: Mash raised to 1,500,000, called by big blind McNurlan. Both players checked the ![]()
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flop, then the
turn saw McNurlan bet out 3,000,000. There was no further betting on the
river and Mash took the pot (cards unseen).
Hand #41: Small blind McNurlan raised to 3,000,000, called by big blind Richardson. The flop came down ![]()
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and it all broke loose. McNurlan led out for 7,000,000 and Richardson raised all in - a mighty shove of 31,700,000 from the only player capable of threatening McNurlan's tournament life. He folded.