Roussel-Galle Loses a Million, Gains It Back Plus Some
Valerie Roussel-Galle has been involved in two pots in quick succession in the second half of the final level. The first merely added to day-long chip leader Howard Mash's huge stack, and the second doubled her back into contention for Day 4.
Roussel-Galle, heads up against Mash, had bet out on a flop of 
and been called, the pot total now reaching 1,650,000. On the 
turn, she check-raised Mash's 450,000 bet to 1,000,000 straight. Mash thought for a while, then made the call. When she checked on the 
river, Mash checked straight away behind her and they both showed down pairs of aces: hers had the 
kicker and his the 
.
"You put me to the test..." said Mash.
Shortly thereafter she moved all in preflop from the big blind over a preflop button open from Roger Stewart (400,000). He called the 1,390,000 total, turning over 
, which was only ahead of her 
until the flop, which paired her nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
||
|
6,200,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |
|
3,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |