Fitoussi's Stack Growing
Bruno Fitoussi popped it up to 5,000 before the flop and Douglas Corning called from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and the flop came 

. Two checks brought the
on the turn and Fitoussi checked once again. Corning bet out 8,000 and Fitoussi called.
The river was the
and Fitoussi checked. Corning fired 17,000 and Fitoussi mulled over a decision for well over a minute before dropping in enough chips to call. He showed 


for a set of nines and Corning mucked his hand, awarding Fitoussi the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
125,000
25,000
|
25,000 |