Zeitoun Crushed After Five-Bet Shoving Flop
In one of the final hands before the dinner break, Timothy Adams and Johann Zeitoun went to war at the feature table. It started off with Zeitoun raising from under the gun with 
and Adams defending his big blind with 
.
The flop was 
to improve Adams to trips and a huge lead in the hand. He checked, Zeitoun bet 20,000 and Adams check-raised to 61,000. Zeitoun clicked it back to 140,000, bringing it back to Adams. The Canadian high staker cut out a four-bet to 260,000, putting the decision back on Zeitoun.
The Frenchman decided to five-bet shove the flop for 834,000 and Adams instantly called it off for 747,000 total. Zeitoun got up from his chair to see neither 
turn nor 
river help his case. Adams soared up the leaderboard while Zeitoun was left with mere crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,553,000
859,000
|
859,000 |
|
||
|
87,000
-673,000
|
-673,000 |