Thorel's Out-Of-Turn Journey Pays Off

Jean-Noel Thorel limped in from the hijack. Ali Reza Fatehi raised to 750 from the cutoff. Sanan called in the small blind and Max Silver defended his big blind. Thorel didn't elect to close the action, instead opting for a raise to 3,500. All the other players called to see a potentially spicy flop.

The flop was . Sanan checked, and before Silver could act Thorel fired 6,000. Silver, seeing the action behind him already, elected to check, meaning Thorel's bet would stand. Fatehi called and Sanan called as well, Silver folded.

The came on the turn and Thorel instantly checked. The dealer gave him a friendly reminding that it wasn't his turn to act yet. Sanan checked, Thorel's check was now binding, and Fatehi checked as well.

On the river, Thorel instantly checked out of turn again! The dealer once again reminded the Frenchman that in poker, the small blind acts first on all postflop streets. Sanan checked, Thorel automatically checked and Ali Fatehi took a stab at the sizable pot. He cut out a bet of 10,500, which prompted a quick fold from Sanan.

Thorel however, holding , didn't give up and flicked in a speedy call. Fatehi couldn't muster up more than for ace-high and had to surrender the pot to the French wizard.