Vuilleumier With Grace

Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Very active at the table in the last few hands, Alexandre Vuilleumier opened from the hijack to 2,500. He was only called by one of the chip leaders of the tournament, Eric Sfez, who was in the big blind.

On the flop K?3?6?, Vuilleumier made a continuation bet of 1,700. Sfez called, then checked on the turn 4?. Vuilleumier checked back with a graceful movement of the hand. He was a little bit more sober on the river 2?, but he checked back too.

Without much conviction, Sfez flipped 10?9?. Not enough to take the pot, as Vuilleumier had A?J?. But even with the few chips he won, Vuilleumier was eliminated moments later.