Jean Luc Marais Building His Own Eiffel Tower
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Kenneth Griffin raised to 230,000 from the small blind and Jean Luc Marais defended his big blind with a substantial raise. The Frenchman made it 660,000 to go and Griffin immediately announced himself all-in.
Marais stood and slammed his 
on the table after making the snap-call. Griffin also rose to his feet while revealing his 
, telling his rail "I gotta get lucky here boys."
The flop fell 
and despite the baby cards on board, Griffin's eights had not matched up. His supporters began hollering for a seven to hit on the turn, which would give their man additional outs to a straight, but the 
arrived in its place.
The turn card did give Griffin a gutshot straight draw and he would now need an eight or a seven to fall on the river to take the pot.
River: 
Both players flinched when the nine hit the board, as it looked suspiciously like the prized eight Griffin needed, but it turned out to be a blank and both players retook their seats. Griffin gave up the chip lead to Marais and the two essentially traded chip stacks after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,600,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
1,950,000
-2,350,000
|
-2,350,000 |