Pinault Talked Into Huge Hero Call
The player under the gun raised, Valentin Pinault three-bet to 320,000 from the hijack and Luigi Macaluso cold four-bet to 1,000,000, from the button. The original raiser folded and Pinault called.
Pinault checked at the sight of the K?2?8? flop. Macaluso moved all in, instantly, for Pinault's effective stack of 1,100,000 and Pinault went deep into the tank.
Unfortunately, one-half of the PokerNews team cannot speak French, so the nearly seven minutes of table talk exchanged between Macaluso and Pinault was missed. As translated later by a neutral player at the table, Pinault was reported to have said "Either I bust or I have four million chips", without showing concern for laddering. Pinault made the call.
Valentin Pinault: J?J? 
Luigi Macaluso: A?A?
The turn and river fell the 6? and Q? respectively and Pinault was sent to the rail in this huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,600,000
2,900,000
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2,900,000 |
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Busted | |
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