Show Pelletier The Money
Daniel Pelletier just won a massive pot after doubling through Alex Bilokur, and knocking out Azzedine Mehal in the progress.
We walked up to the table when Pelletier was faced with a decision. He had 1,500 chips invested and needed to call Mehal's 4,625-chip shove in order to stay in the hand. He eventually did, after which the action went to Bilokur. The Russian pro had 3,200 invested, and he also made the call creating a big three-way pot.
The flop came down 
and both players quickly checked. On the turn the 
hit and Bilokur bet 6,000. Pelletier literally slammed all his chips into the pot, and Bilokur called rather quickly.
Pelletier turned over 
and the whole table produced an "Oooh" when Bilokur showed 
. Mehal had 
, and both hands were dead against Pelletier's straight.
The river brought the 
and Pelletier screamed, "Show me the money!" as he raked in this massive pot. Bilokur was left behind short while Mehal was done for today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
9,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
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Busted | |