Molenaar Puts Thiriart in the Blender; Newey Wants More Hands

Level 1
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
There were around 80,000 chips already in the middle between Arthur Thiriart and Michel Molenaar, who were both in the blinds.
The board read 10♠6♥8♥5♥K♣ and Thiriart had bet 22,500 on the river, leaving himself a little under 40,000 behind. Molenaar then shipped all in, which sent Thiriart into a deep tank. After thinking for around three minutes, the clock was called and a 30-second countdown was initiated. When the countdown got to three seconds remaining, Thiriart folded, and Molenaar took the pot.
"It's been 30 minutes and we've played five hands, nobody is going to win any chips at this rate," said Paul Newey in relation to the slow pace the table has been playing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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165,000 | |
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38,000 |