Chaoui Wheels Kulev and Bigot Out of the Tournament

Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was a three-way preflop all-in between Mehdi Chaoui, Alex Kulev, and Fabrice Bigot. Kulev and Bigot had both bought in at the start of the day and were at risk for their starting stack of 30,000.

Alex Kulev: A?8?
Fabrice Bigot: A?J?
Mehdi Chaoui: A?4?

The flop was 5?J?3? and Bigot solidified his lead with his top pair. ''I'll take a deuce,'' Chaoui said. The turn did indeed come the 2?, giving Chaoui the straight. With both other players drawing dead, he raked in the pot and two bounty tokens as the 10? was dealt as a formality.

''I'm really happy to bust two of the best players in the tournament,'' Chaoui concluded as the other two players took their leave.