Labat Doesn't Get to Showdown
The board read 3♦8♥2♠2♦ when Antoine Labat bet 20,000 into a heads-up pot of 25,000. He was swiftly called by Gabriel Gutierrez.
The dealer put out the 7♣ on the river, and Gutierrez stared Labat down. Labat quickly announced a one-eleventh pot bet of 6,000, to which Gutierrez raised his arm in frustration and surprise, seemingly at the small size of the river bet. As if to stick it to the small bet, he promptly chucked two light green 25,000 denomination chips into the middle, alongside four red 5,000 chips, enough to put Labat all in.
Labat pulled out all the moves as he touched his chips, counted them out, and then started touching his cards. Eventually, he let them go, and announced “well played” in French to Gutierrez, who responded by flipping over the 8♦ as a few players from the table announced “eight is good”, and debated on whether he hit a better two pair on the river, with eight-seven. Gutierrez didn’t settle said debate.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
182,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
55,300
55,300
|
55,300 |