Thorel Doubles, Still Short
Level 4
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
French High Roller regular Jean-Noel Thorel found himself short, but got the double up just now. Unfortunately for him, he's still short.
Huidong Gu opened the cutoff to 4,200 and Thorel shoved all in from the button for 10,700. Both blinds folded and Gu made the call after some thinking.
Gu tabled the best hand with 
, Thorel had 
.
Thorel would improve on every street. He flopped a straight draw on 
, turned a pair with the 
, and rivered a straight with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
25,000
14,500
|
14,500 |