A Reprieve for Chouity
After suffering that huge loss against Manig Loeser just now, Nicolas Chouity has had something go his way to pull some of his losses back.
He had opened to under the gun with 
and Evy Kvilhaug three-bet to 105,000 with 
. It was a big flop for both players, with 
coming down, giving Kvilhaug top pair, top kicker and Chouity the nut flush draw. Chouity check-called the 110,000 continuation and the two players headed until the turn.
The turn was a 
and Chouity hit his flush whilst Kvilhaug had the king of clubs, which would have looked like extra outs for her. She checked it back and the last card out was the 
. Chouity bet 260,000 and it was too difficult for Kvilhaug to find a fold, leaving her under 1 million in chips despite her great start to the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,330,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
||
|
845,000
-585,000
|
-585,000 |