Igor Picone Bubbles Day 2a of the Main Event

Julien Loire opens the action in middle position and Igor Picone defends his big blind.

On the flop, Picone check-calls a third-pot sized bet. The turn is a and after another check, Loire bets all in, which covers Picone who has 88,000 left.

He goes into the tank for several minutes before finding a call and the two players turn over their cards.

Julien Loire:
Igor Picone:

Picone needs to hit one of four outs (jacks or aces) to stay in with a chance but instead the river is an .

Picone couldn’t hide his disappointment as he took a photo of the hand. Meanwhile, there are 51 players who can relax ahead of Day 3 tomorrow, knowing that they have locked up at least €2,500.

Julien Loire – 390,000
Igor Picone – Eliminated