Castaignon Puts on the Superhero Cape, Doesn't Go Well

Remi Castaignon raised to 160,000 from the button, Joseph El Khoury and [Removed:4] both quickly folded in the blinds.

Noel Gaens raised to 160,000 from early position and Castaignon called from the cutoff. [Removed:4] made it 450,000 from the small blind, Gaens folded but Castaignon made the call to see our first three-bet pot.

The flop was and [Removed:4] bet 350,000 which Remi Castaignon made the call. The turn was and Rudelitz led out 1 million in chips with just 2 million behind and again the chip leader Castaignon made the call. The river is the and Rudelitz moved all in to make the pot hit the 6 million mark.

Castaignon tanked for almost five minutes having cut out the call but Walid Bou Habib called the clock after 5 minutes. Finally, Castaignon made the call for the biggest pot of the tournament.

Rudelitz turned over for top set, Castaignon didn't want to show but he was forced to flip for a huge hero call. Rudelitz has taken the chip lead as a result.