Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel has had a hell of a time trying to beat Bertrand Grospellier in a pot as the two have battled in the blinds since the final table began. That trend continued when Thorel paid off a bet on the river from Grospellier who rivered a flush against the two pair of Thorel.
A couple of hands later, Thorel raised to 105,000 in the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and O'Dwyer check-called a bet of 200,000 from Thorel.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. O'Dwyer tossed in a bet of 175,000 and Thorel gave it some thought but decided to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,540,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
1,350,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
|
1,030,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
flop and Mateos bet 210,000 on the 
turn. Thorel called and Chidwick folded.
. Mateos bet again for 525,000 and Thorel raised in position to 1,100,000.
.
and Chidwick checked to O'Dwyer who bet 75,000. Chidwick called and the 
paired the board on the turn.
on the river. Chidwick checked this time and O'Dwyer put together a bet of 250,000 as his time was running out. Chidwick quickly flicked in a call and O'Dwyer turned over 
for a missed straight and flush draw. Chidwick held 
and O'Dwyer checked. Mateos continued for 80,000 and O'Dwyer called.
. O'Dwyer checked and Mateos bet again for 280,000. This time O'Dwyer folded and Mateos moved up to just under three million in chips.
flop. The 
on the turn was no help to Heath and the 
