As the number of players dips below 50, every hand becomes crucial. And although no one was eliminated, there was an interesting hand on Table 78 just now between Mounzer Awada and William Blais. Mounzer opened the action with a raise of 6,500, with William calling.
Flop: 
William checked to open the action, and was raised 8,500. He check-raised Mounzer to 26,000. After a moment, Mounzer called. Fourth street was a 
, and both players checked. This raised a couple of eyebrows at the table, considering the fact that William had just check-raised a minute earlier.
The river came down a 
, and again William checked. Mounzer, sensing weakness, decided to go all in. After a solid two minutes of thinking, William called, and it turned out to be prescient. He showed a pair of 9s with a 
. Incredibly, he beat Mounzer’s 5-7 off suit, a weaker hand than most at the table were expecting.
