Hand #264 - The Largest Pot of the Tournament

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Eric Buchman has the button, and Darvin Moon is sitting out this hand. Buchman makes it 2.5 million to stay in, and Antoine Saout announces a re-raise from the big blind. He puts out a three-bet totaling 9 million, and Buchman wastes no time moving all in over the top of that.

The shove sends Saout spiraling into the think tank, and he spends a long, quality session in there. Several minutes of gear-turning pondering follow, and Saout looks a bit unsure of his decision. Finally, and quietly, he says, "I call." Buchman has the covering stack, and so it's Saout now all in and at risk. The news is good though.

Showdown
Buchman: {A-Hearts}

Saout:

The flop comes out {10-Hearts}

, drawing a big reaction from the crowd for the first time in what seems like hours. The turn pairs the board with the {K-Hearts}

, changing nothing, and the awakened crowd again grows loud. The {6-Diamonds}

fills out the board, and that too is a blank for Buchman.

In the biggest pot of the 2009 Main Event, Antoine Saout has picked up the monstrous double. He's skyrocketed all the way up to 89,200,000, while Buchman is left with just 9,800,000 chips to work with.

Tags: Antoine Saout Eric Buchman