Benichou Out In Two Hands

Dustin Benichou was in the cutoff when he opened to 22,000. The button and the small blind folded, but not John Tavss in the big blind, who completed.

On J♥10♥2♣, both players checked to the turn 8♣. Tavss bet 40,000, and Benichou called. The 3♣ came on the river, and Tavss bet again, to 65,000. Benichou snap-called, showing A♥A♦. But Tavss revealed J♠J♦ for a set of jacks and took the pot.

Down to 116,000 chips, Benichou shoved on the next hand from the hijack. The cutoff moved all-in too with a slightly bigger stack, and they were the only two players to flip their hands.

Dustin Benichou: K♦5♠
Cutoff: K♥K♠

"I'm not confident," said the player in the cutoff, even if he was in the lead preflop, and on 7♦Q♠8♦. On the turn, Benichou asked for a five and a diamond, and the 5♦ came. So there was a bit of suspense on the river. But the 3♠ didn't help Benichou, who was eliminated.