When we arrived at the table the action was already well underway.
Board:
With all the cards already on the board, Fabrizio Bruno led out with a bet of 7,500. The only other player still in the hand was Michel Cronier. In an attempt to push Fabrizio off the hand, Cronier shoved all in.
The raise didn’t have the desired effect, however, as Fabrizio called without much hesitation at all, showing his
. His two pair (10’s and 4’s) were too much for Michel, who only had a
.
Although we weren’t there to see the hand progress, it’s likely that Michel was hoping for the gut shot straight the whole way along, and then perhaps a flush on the river as his last out. And while he didn’t make it work this time, at least his ill-timed all in bluff wasn’t completely covered by Fabrizio, leaving both players to continue on for the time being.