Hands #156-157: Messina Pulls Back
Hand #156: Valentin Messina raised to 500,000 with 
and Jean Montury called with 
to yet up the 
flop. Montury check-called a bet of 475,000 and the 
appeared on the turn. Messina checked behind and the 
completed the board.
Montury bet 620,000 and Messina called off with ace-high before spotting the bad news.
Hand #157: Montury limped with the 
and Messina checked his option with 
. Both players flopped a gutshot on the 
flop and checked. Montury bet the 
turn for 320,000 and received a call before the 
river gave him two pair.
Messina checked and was able to extract a bet of 830,000 from his opponent before check-raising to 2.25 million. Montury sighed and took off his sunglasses to have a better look at the board and the fellow Frenchman. The contest went on for several minutes and Montury eventually called to bring both players back to almost even in chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
13,865,000
-1,235,000
|
-1,235,000 |
|
||
|
12,985,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |