Lilius and Eychenne Square Off in Biggest Pot of Tournament Thus Far
![Chad Holloway](https://pnimg.net/w/editors/2/63d/aff9e86acc.png)
![Thomas Eychenne](https://s.pnimg.net/WjlG-Db5W6SlvExHLP3TaipGxU7EF1y_42fkCnW1UYM/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8y/MDc0LzI5L3g2NWY5/NzQ3NTYyLmpwZw.webp)
Taus Lilius raised under the gun and Thomas Eychenne three-bet to 680,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Lilius pushed back by making it 1.15 million to go.
Eychenne thought for a bit before just calling and the flop came down .
Lilius continued for 650,000 and Eychenne called to see the turn.
This time Lilius came out with a bet of 1.5 million and Eychenne tanked for a few minutes before calling, which left him 2.2 million behind.
After the paired the board on the river, Lilius announced he was all in and Eychenne quickly flicked in a chip to signify a call.
Lilius was caught bluffing with the and Eychenne showed
for slow-played pocket rockets.
"Nicely played," Lilius offered as he sent over a big chunk of his stack in what was the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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12,300,000
5,600,000
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5,600,000 |
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3,000,000 |