Le Bullies Franks In Lengthy Hand

Now that we have reached the final table, the pay jumps are really starting to rise. This means that every decision is that much more critical, as any hand can make you or break you. This was clearly evident in a hand between Tong Le and Julie Franks that lasted over five minutes without even seeing a flop.

Le opened in early position to 65,000, and action folded to Franks in the cutoff. She counted out chips for a raise, and made it 145,000 to go. Action folded back to Le, who went into the tank. Le thought for about two minutes, getting a count from Franks and rechecking his hand in the process, before he decided to reraise to 275,000 total. Now it was Franks turn to go into the tank. She thought a couple of minutes herself, checking her hole cards a few times, before ultimately folding her hand. Le takes the pot, and inches closer to chip leader Freddy Deeb.