Pierre Neuville raised to 125,000 from the small blind, and Jeff Sarwer came at him with a three-bet. From the big, he made it 300,000, but Neuville wasn't going anywhere. After taking a pause for effect, he announced an all in for 805,000 total, sending Sarwer deep into the tank. It would be another few minutes before Sarwer acted, and the two men exchanged a few good-natured words. Neuville finally stood from his chair, and Sarwer continued to banter with him. He finally called to put Neuville squarely at risk.
Neuville was first to show, and he tabled . "Oh shit!" said Sarwer, still smiling. He tabled , needing to come from behind if he was going to tally the knockout.
The board ran out safe for Neuville though, coming 5-9-Q-A-5. Neuville's kicker plays, and he notches the double up back into contention. He's now up to about 1.65 million, still the short stack but out of the danger zone for now.