Hand 106: Jean-Noel Thorel moved in from the small blind with 
and big blind Byron Kaverman didn't have much of a headache with 
and called.
The flop of 
had something for both as Thorel paired up while Kaverman hit an open-ended.
The 
on the turn made Kaverman's hand and Thorel said his goodbyes as he had no chance of winning anymore.
"Salut!" he said, "Good luck!"
"It sure was a battle, it was fun," Kaverman said while shaking hands with the French entrepreneur.
The 
on the river completed the board and Thorel was heading for the payout. His third place prize netted him $339,480.
A small break now while the stage is prepared for the heads-up battle between Byron Kaverman and Steve O'Dwyer. They're guaranteed $531,860 at this point with $769,500 up top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,575,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
||
|
2,030,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
. Small blind Jean-Noel Thorel shoved for a bit more, he had 180,000 and 
in the small blind. Kaverman folded his big blind, O'Dwyer called.
on the turn and 
on the river were blanks effectively and Thorel doubled.
and O'Dwyer checked 
. The flop came 
and Kaverman check-folded to O'Dwyer's 50,000 bet.
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in the small blind and folded when Steve O'Dwyer shoved holding the 
.
and Thorel called out of the big blind with the 
. The flop came 
and Thorel check-called a bet worth 100,000. 
landed on the turn and Thorel checked once more. Kaverman checked as well and the 
completed the board. Thorel bet 175,000 with his straight and Kaverman let it go.
and Kaverman checked holding the 
flop and the 
was laid down beside it.
. Thorel raised to 115,000 with 
.
and folded when Thorel three-bet to 270,000 with two red sevens.
on the river even improved O'Dwyer to a full house. 
