Our 8 finalists are now on break. On the last hand of the break, a pot of almost 10 million chips was played. Anthony Payette opened to 185K from the button, and Walter Asatoorian 3-bet to 480K. Payette made he call, and they went to the flop: .
Asatoorian checked it, and Payette placed a measely 300K bet, enticing his opponent. Asatoorian took the bait, and went all-in for about 4 million chips. Payette called instantly, and showed the goods:
Anthony Payette:
Walter Asatoorian:
The turn was the innocent , but the river came with a bang: ! Walter is now very comfortable in the driver seat, as Anthony Payette, after leading the pack, is left with about a million chips. Play resumes at blinds 50K/100K/a100K.
Here are the counts at the break:
First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
---|---|---|---|
Amirpasha | Emami | Table 40 - Seat 2 | 1,025,000 |
Walter | Asatoorian | Table 40 - Seat 4 | 9,690,000 |
Malik | Lefty | Table 40 - Seat 5 | 2,255,000 |
Ruben | Perceval | Table 40 - Seat 6 | 4,650,000 |
Mounzer | Awada | Table 40 - Seat 7 | 1,920,000 |
Vi Thanh Tony | To | Table 40 - Seat 8 | 735,000 |
Annuztia | D | Table 40 - Seat 9 | 450,000 |
Anthony | Payette | Table 40 - Seat 10 | 1,055,000 |