Up and Down for Thorel
Level 21
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 2,300,000 on the button with 
and Chin Wei Lim three-bet to 6,000,000 in the small blind with 
. Anatoly Filatov threw his pocket fives in the muck and Thorel responded with a four-bet to 15,300,000. Lim was forced to ditch his cards as well and Thorel is putting on a clinic.
In the next hand, Filatov limped in from the small blind with 
and Thorel checked his option with 
. The flop came 
and Filatov check-called a bet of 2,000,000 from Thorel.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Filatov led out for 3,500,000 and Thorel snapped him off. Filatov showed his two pair and Thorel conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,300,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
51,000,000
-6,000,000
|
-6,000,000 |
|
38,700,000
5,500,000
|
5,500,000 |
|
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