2008 Partouche Poker Tour - Cannes
€8,500 Cannes Main Event
Day: 3
All the way to the river we go .
He was out until the ace fell on the river to save his skin and double him up to 150,000.
Cournut goes deep into the tank for several minutes. He counts out the call plus a raise in front of him, then puts the raising chips back in his stack. He keeps the calling chips out though, shaking his head and gazing at the board. After what seems like an eternity, he mutters, "I might fold a big hand here..." as he continues his stay in the tank.
Finally, he does indeed fold his hand, asking, "Eight-nine, Robert?" He gets nothing but a slight grin from Mizrachi, who rakes in a big pile of chips, moving up close to the 600,000-chip mark.
With the betting action complete, the dealer dealt out the board: . Safe until the final card, Lopez let out a, "Pshhh" as he stood up and headed for the exit in 47th place.
"I'm back, baby I'm back . . . Watch out!" said the Prince of Poker. "Tell your friends!"
"Merci, Merci!" he said to the dealer as he raked in his new chips, ~45,000 of them by our calculations.
Hansen continues to push with a 51,000 bet. Paez dwells over his next move and counts the call out from his stack to see how much he has left. "All in" comes from his lips, as he slides his chips over the line.
Hansen raises his eyebrows, and slides his cards over the line to concede the pot.
Hansen now on 520,000, Paez on 340,000.