Friendly River for Kalfon
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Having finally gotten to his seat after the dinner break, James Mitchell continued to look for ways to improve his short stack by open-raising all in for 765,000 (a little over 12 big blinds). Franck Kalfon then called all in from the button for for 465,000, and the blinds let their hands go.
Mitchell had 
and Kalfon 
, and when the flop came 
Mitchell had taken the lead, leaving Kalfon hoping for a saving seven or a nine for a straight. The turn brought the 
, and Kalfon was down to his last card.
Then came the river... the 
! A short burst of noise came from the Kalfon's supporters on the rail as the Frenchman doubled up to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
300,000
-585,000
|
-585,000 |