Clement Thumy Eliminated in 12th Place ($44,010)
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Valdemar Kwaysser raised from under-the-gun and Clement Thumy re-potted to 129,000 from the big blind. Kwaysser pushed in a tall stack of 5,000-denomination chips, which Thumy misinterpreted as an all-in. Thumy said "call" and pre-emptively opened his hand, exposing 
. However, the amount Kwaysser pushed toward the pot wasn't enough for a raise. Kwaysser's action was ruled a call, and they went to the flop with Thumy's hand open.
The flop was 
. Thumy moved all-in for his last 53,000. Kwaysser began mumbling through some calculations, knowing he was behind in the hand but was trying to see if he had the right price to make the call. Kwaysser was getting close to 6-1 on his money and tossed in a call, turning up 
.
It turned out to be well worth it. The turn was the 
, but the 
hit the river and Kwaysser took down the pot with trip kings, sending Thumy to the rail in 12th place.
The moral of the story, kids? Always know your pot odds.
Kwaysser is up to 1.2 million