Proulx Improves
Michel Proulx opened for 5,500 from early position, and it folded to Joerg Engels in the cutoff who called. The button and blinds stepped aside, the flop came , and Proulx continued with a bet of 5,000. Engels again called.
The turn was the . This time Proulx checked, Engels bet 8,800, and Proulx called.
The river brought the . Proulx checked again, and Engels bet 24,000. Proulx let out a pained expression. "I call," he said, adding "if you got queens or queens full, you got me."
Engels had neither, turning over . Proulx showed and was best, and moves up to 236,000. Engels now has 61,000.