Wednesday, June 17, 2015 2:59 AM Local Time
Hand #75: Pierre Horaud Doubles Through Ivan Luca
Ivan Luca opens to 500,000 from the small blind with only Pierre Horaud and his 725,000 stack left to act behind him in the big.
Horaud puts the last of it in and Luca quickly calls, looking to notch the knockout with . Horaud tables and he's in the lead with ace-high.
When the flop comes to give him two pair Horaud begins celebrating his double up, even though Luca holds a diamond and can still catch up. He's not around to see the turn come , or the on the river fill him up, but his premature celebration turns out to be an accurate premonition.
Pierre Horaud - 1,490,000