Hands #142-145: Montury Cracks Aces
Hand #142: Valentin Messina raised to 500,000 out of the small blind with 
and Jean Montury called with 
. They checked through the 
flop and the 
triggered a delayed continuation bet of Messina for 600,000, which prompted a fold from Montury.
Hand #143: Montury raised to 520,000 with 
and Messina called with the 
. On the 
flop, Montury's continuation bet of 650,000 was check-called and the dealer burned and turned the 
on the turn.
Again Messina checked and Montury grabbed chips for a second barrel. It was for 1.05 million in chips but didn't do the trick, as Messina called. The 
on the river had Messina checking for the third time in a row and Montury gave up, dropping down to 20% of the chips in play.
Hand #144: Messina raised to 500,000 with the 
Montury defended with the 
. The two Frenchman checked the 
flop and Montury's bet of 650,000 on the 
turn received a call.
After the river, Montury fired 870,000 and Messina almost smiled while trying to get some information off his opponent. The ace was mucked openly.
Hand #145: Montury's raise to 525,000 with 
and Messina stacked raising chips with the , making it 1.325 million. Montury four-bet and the dealer verified the size upon inquiry of Messina: 2.8 million. Messina just called and the two saw the flop of 
, which Montury checked behind.
On the 
turn, Messina checked for the second time and Montury shoved to receive a snap-call. An ace on the river would have ended the tournament, but the river evened out the stacks instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,820,000
6,140,000
|
6,140,000 |
|
||
|
13,030,000
-6,140,000
|
-6,140,000 |