Praz Bansi: 6,000,000
Vincent Jacques: 3,000,000
2010 World Series of Poker
The clock has stopped for 20 minutes as the players take a break.
Praz Bansi was one card away from winning his second WSOP bracelet when he called an all-in raise preflop against Vincent Jacques.
Bansi:
Jacques:
Jacques hit a queen on the the flop, but Bansi also hit a set when it came . The on the turn gave Jacques some more outs, one of which came on the river, which was . The runner-runner flush was all it took and these two will have to play a little while longer.
In this latest hand, Vincent Jacques opened to 225,000 on the button. He was called by Praz Bansi and the two took in a flop of .
Bansi check-called Jacques' bet of 285,000 on the flop, and both players checked when the came on the turn. When the arrived on the river, Bansi got Jacques to call an 875,000 chip bet and took the pot down with .
For anyone left holding doubt, James Akenhead remarked from the rail, "That's how you play deuce-free of diamonds."
Jacques is now extremely short in chips.
Praz Bansi bumped it up to 225,000 on the button and got a call out of Vincent Jacques. They both checked the flop of . With the on the turn, Bansi called Jacques' bet of 235,000. However, he folded to Jacques' 330,000 chip bet on the river.
Praz Bansi opened the pot with a 225,000 raise and got called by Vincent Jacques.
Flop:
Both players checked.
Turn:
Jacques fired a 225,000 bet and Bansi smooth-called.
River:
The young Canadian bet 330,000 chips and Bansi eventually folded.
Both players limped to a flop that fell . Vincent Jacques 105,000 on the turn, which was the and was called by Praz Bansi, who then folded to Jacques' 230,000 bet after the river brought the .
Praz Bansi has won the first two pots of heads-up play, the larger of which saw him take 200,000 of Jacques when Bansi betted 275,000 into a board.
Praz Bansi and Vincent Jacques have returned from their break.
Praz Bansi: 5,140,000
Vincent Jacques: 4,280,000
Let the party begin!
p.s. After a 20 minute break.