Belea's Bad Bluff Sends Bigot to Break with a Boom
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Fabrice Bigot raised to 210,000 under the gun with 
and got called by Razvan Belea in the big blind with 
.
On the 
flop, the players both checked. The 
fell on the turn, drilling Bigot's gutshot straight draw.
It was Belea, however, that started betting, as he led out for 400,000. Bigot just called and the 
came on the river.
That didn't slow Belea's attempt to steal the pot as he blasted 1,300,000 to the middle which was snap-called by Bigot.
The win rocketed Bigot up to third in the chip counts as the players headed to break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,380,000
-1,710,000
|
-1,710,000 |
|
||
|
6,160,000
2,360,000
|
2,360,000 |