Phua Doubles Through Thorel
Level 12
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 200,000 in early position and was called by Paul Phua in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu in the big blind. The flop came 
and the action checked to Thorel who bet 300,000. Phua just called and Negreanu folded.
The turn was the 
and Phua checked again. Thorel tossed in a bet of 600,000 and Phua jammed all in for 1,420,000. Thorel thought about it and eventually made the call. Phua showed 
and Thorel was down to just two outs with 
. The river was the 
and Phua held on for a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000 | -600,000 |
|
4,200,000 | 1,520,000 |