Karoui Eliminated by Lavollee Deep Into Dinner Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The entire room was already empty for several minutes, yet two players were involved in a heads-up duel. With the completed board reading 10?10?8?K?10?, Lavollee was all-in for 27,700 out of the big blind with around 44,000 in the middle.

Moncef Karoui was the one deep in the tank while Lavollee sat there in silence, not giving away any information. It was by then more than 20 minutes into the break already when Karoui continued his table talk as he remarked "it's more than ten minutes I think about it" in French.

Floor staff then gave Karoui thirty seconds to act with more than 25 minutes into the dinner break already.

Ultimately, Karoui called and Lavollee then turned over his K?K? for kings full of tens. Karoui flashed his K?9? and was eliminated as he was covered by a small margin. He continued to talk with the floor for several more minutes, exclaiming several times "I had a real decision to make" as he spent more than half of a regular level to come to a conclusion.

Lavollee had already disappeared into his now far shorter dinner break without even stacking the chips.