Sitbon Denied a Double
Level 20
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Julien Sitbon raised to 120,000 on the button, leaving one single T-5,000 chip behind. Nikita Kuznetsov then used two time bank extensions before pulling the same trick out of the small blind with a raise to around 370,000.
Chip leader Pedro Garagnani pondered about it for just a few seconds and folded.
Julien Sitbon: 
Nikita Kuznetsov: 
"You folded the best hand!" Ren Lin remarked to Garagnani. Both small pocket pairs had to settle for an unlikely split after the board ran out 
.
"It's okay, better than a three on the river," Sitbon grinned with a smile on the face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,910,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
400,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
165,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |