Oh boy. Pots are huge now and swings are big -- big enough to knock players out. Mathieu Jacqmin raised to 90,000 preflop and was called by Tommy Vedes from the button. On a flop of , Jacqmin checked to Vedes, who bet 225,000. Jacqmin then check-raised all in and Vedes called.
Jacqmin:
Vedes:
There would be no joy for Vedes. He paired nines with the turn , but missed all of his outs on the river. When the stacks were counted down, Jacqmin just barely had Vedes covered. Vedes was therefore eliminated.