Joly Wins a Big One
Level 35
: 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Yita Choong and Bastien Joly were locked into a heads-up battle. Choong was first to act and he checked to Joly, who bet 600,000, then Choong check-raised to 2,400,000. After a couple of moments, Joly made the call and they went to the next street.
The turn was the 
and Choong checked again to Joly, who didn't seem worried about being check-raised for a second time, because he bet 1,500,000. No check-raise that time from Choong, he settled with just a call.
The 
on the river saw both players check. "I have a queen," Choong told Joly as he showed 
. But then Joly tabled 
for trip aces, winning him the large pot .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,500,000
7,700,000
|
7,700,000 |
|
5,500,000
-2,750,000
|
-2,750,000 |