The Frenchman and the Dane have just locked horns in back-to-back pots.
Hand 1
We joined the action in a single raised pot on a flop of 
with Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier seated on the button and Gus Hansen in the big blind. Hansen led for 10,200 and ElkY made the call. On the turn we saw the 
and Hansen led once more. The bet was for 31,100 and ElkY's response was to move all-in prompting a swift fold from Hansen.
Hand 2
ElkY raised to 3,200 in the cutoff and both Hansen and Sam Trickett called in the blinds. The flop was 
and Hansen once again decided to take the betting lead when he put 6,500 over the line. Trickett folded but ElkY once again made the call. The turn 
and river 
were checked through and it was time for a showdown.
"Ace high," shouted Hansen.
ElkY tabled 
and it was enough to scoop the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
|
180,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
||
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Haxton bet 13,000 whilst Gruissem called. On the river we saw the 
and Mercier fired a bet of 16,500. After a bit of thought, Allemann made the call to see the turn.
and Mercier bet 30,000. Allemann called again and left himself with 85,700 behind.
and Mercier took a moment to get a look at Allemann's stack. Then, he bet enough to put Allemann all in. Allemann quickly called with the 
, but it was the losing hand and he was knocked back to 136,700 in chips.
and Seiver checked once more. Shakerchi doesn't take his time, and he quickly fired out a bet of 15,000. Back to to the big blind and Seiver check-raised to 40,000. Shakerchi asked for a count before mucking his hand.
and Gurtovoy check-called a 6,000 Duhamel c-bet. That endeth the action as both players checked through to the river at the sight of the 
turn and 
and Gurtovoy scooped the pot with 
.
and Hansen led for 5,100, a bet that was quickly called by Cates. Finally we saw the 
and after much contemplation, Hansen checked as did Cates.
and Reinkemeier checked. Metaal bet 35,000 and Reinkemeier called. The river was the 
. Reinkemeier's jacks were best and he won the pot.
