Le Vaillant Vanishes in Four-Way Clash

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Boris Kolev opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 27,000. The action folded to Otto Lemke on the button who called and both blinds, Alexandre Le Vaillant and Mickael Robalo, followed suit.

The flop fell 5?3?7? and Le Vaillant was first to act. He took this opportunity to lead with an all-in bet worth 101,000. Big blind Robalo saved his final 70,000 chips and let his hand go before Kolev called. Lemke's cards joined the muck and the two remaining players had a showdown.

Alexandre Le Vaillant: K?10?
Boris Kolev: 7?7?

Le Vaillant had flopped a flush draw and two overcards but his overcards were not live against the set of Kolev. Le Vaillant's fate was sealed as the turn and river were both black cards, 4?J?. He fled the scene and his seat was quickly taken by another player.