The French Connection
Joshua Marvin and Benjamin Pollak arrived at Table 724 when their former table broke, and Pollak joined fellow Frenchmen Valentin Messina and Alexandre Reard. In fact, he sat down right next to Reard.
After that, the next few hands didn't provide much action. Messina claimed two hands post-flop, then Scott Stewart raised to 380,000 from the small blind. Reard called in the big blind, and the flop came 
. Stewart continued for 330,000, and Reard called before doing so again for 675,000 on the 
turn. The 
river was checked by both, and Stewart showed 
, Reard chopped it with 
.
The next hand, Stewart raised from the button, and Pollak defended the big blind. The Frenchman checked the 
flop and called a bet of 280,000 from Stewart. Neither the 
turn nor the river provided any action, and Pollak's 
won him the pot with a flopped flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,400,000 | 1,800,000 |
|
14,200,000 | 200,000 |
|
9,600,000 | -700,000 |
|
4,500,000 | 560,000 |