Lavallee Loses Them All
The turn card brought the and a leading bet from Neuville. He made it 16,000 to stay in, and Lavallee went into the tank for several minutes. Finally, and somewhat reluctantly, he announced an all in for 41,900 total. Now it was Neuville's turn to tank, facing a bet for most of his own chips. He shuffled his stack back and forth for several minutes before putting in the call.
"I guess you got me then," lamented Lavallee. He turned up his , and it was indeed no good. Neuville showed , well in control with one card to come. The river is the last card Jason Lavallee will see today; the early chip leader has been eliminated.