River Saves Jorgne in Massive Pot over Delaney
Brian Delaney raised in the cutoff to 210,000 with 
and Peter Jorgne just called on the button with 
.
The flop came 
bringing top pair to Delaney who bet 230,000. Jorgne then raised his overpair to 600,000 and got called by Delaney.
The turn was the 
, giving Delaney two pair and he now checked. Jorgne fired big for 2,100,000, which Delaney called.
Jorgne was in potentially big trouble until the 
appeared on the river, bringing him a miraculous set. Delaney checked once more and now Jorgne bet 2,600,000, which sent Delaney deep into the tank.
Delaney was pained, leaning back in his chair, rubbing his head, and trying to piece together whether his two pair was good.
After using five time banks, he called and saw the bad news. The pot sent Jorgne past Razvan Belea into the chip lead, while despite losing the huge pot, Delaney remained in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,255,000
5,040,000
|
5,040,000 |
|
13,090,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
||
|
5,680,000
-4,965,000
|
-4,965,000 |