Nolet Flops the Straight
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Guillaume Nolet raised to 7,000 from middle position and saw Niall Murray three-bet to 17,000 from the hijack.
The flop fell 
, and Nolet checked. Murray bet 15,000 and Nolet raised to 48,000. Murray made up the rest, and the 
hit the turn.
Both players checked and saw the 
hit the river. Nolet bet 120,000 and Murray tanked before making the call.
Nolet revealed 
for the flopped straight, and Murray mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
585,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
95,000
-24,500
|
-24,500 |
and he was flipping against the 
of Buzgon. 
and Buzgon hit a queen on the turn to double up.
and Guillaume Nolet checked from the hijack. Liran Twito, one of the top stacks at the start of today, bet 19,000 and Nolet raised to 52,000. Twito then three-bet all in for about 180,000 in total and he was snapped off by Nolet. 
was dealt but the board paired with the 
on the river and Nolet won a big pot to propel himself to the chip lead while Twito is the last player to be eliminated before the money.
and Jamasi asked Tureniec if he still loved him after the runout and Tureniec was off to the showers.
flop and Mermelstein check-folded after he saw a bet of 27,000.
river and Mackoff secured a double up.
