Gardes Folds the Best Hand; Touitou Wins a Flip
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Josselin Gardes opened to 50,000 from the hijack with A♥6♥ and Dmitrii Perfilev defended with Q♦6♠.
They saw a flop of 4♣3♣8♥, where both checked to the board-pairing 8♣ turn. Perfilev reached for chips and threw out 45,000, and after a long tank, Gardes folded the best hand.
In the very next hand, Steven Touitou shoved from the hijack for 265,000 and Santiago Montes called on the button.
Steven Touitou: Q♣J♥ 
Santiago Montes: 8♠8♥
Touitou was flipping for his Main Event life, and didn't connect with the A♠3♠6♥ flop. However, a Q♦ on the turn gave him a pair of queens and left him one card from safety. The 10♠ river didn't change anything, and Touitou survived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,040,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
1,975,000 | |
|
||
|
1,415,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
1,100,000 | |
|
1,075,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
785,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
590,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
545,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
430,000 | |