After many orbits of cat and mouse play, and Matthew Sherman winning most of the pots, uncontested, Louis Boutin thought he finally caught a break.
Sherman announced all-in, from the button, into Brian Altman and Louis Boutin, who were both pretty low. He had been doing that for a while, but now Louis woke up with something. He called.
Matthew:
Louis:
Board:
Matthew hit a queen on the flop, and when Louis failed to catch up with 1 of 2 remaining jacks, he was taken out in 6th place. He cashes $7,940 for his deep run.
Shortly after, it was Jason Duval’s turn to go down. Brian Altman open-shoved from the cut-off with . Jason was sitting in the big blind with a hand that he couldn’t let go of. He went all-in himself with , and went to the coin flip match with Brian. Jason was covered by a hair, and his 350K were pushed to Brian, who is now much more comfortable, and a force to be reckoned with.
Board:
Jason Duval had to settle for 5th, a position that is worth $9,230.
Congratulations on a great performance!