Cada Outdraws Saout Again to Eliminate Him!
On the 276th hand of the day, during three handed play, Cada has the button. He opens the pot to $2.5 million. Antoine moves all-in over the top for near $40 million in chips. Moon folds his big blind, and Cada makes the call. Antoine is now in danger of being eliminated if his hand doesn't hold up.
Fittingly enough for a major poker event, this huge hand will come down to the most classic of match ups, a coin-flip hand:
Showdown:
Cada: As-Ks
Saout: 8s-8h
Cada's crowd was screaming for "Aces" while Saout's Section was cheering in French.
The flop comes down...5h-4s-5c...and the crowd is silent as they await the turn card...
Turn: 10d...still safe, and both sides seem equally nervous.
The river slowly turns....it's the King of Clubs! Antoine finishes in 3rd place and leaves Moon and Cada for Monday's heads up match for the first place prize and the bracelet. Antoine loses his second monster pot against Cada going in as a favorite to win the hand! Heartbreaking!
Antoine officially earns $3,479,670 for his remarkable efforts here in the Main Event, and takes a new found appreciation for poker in his home country of France! He can rest at least a little bit easier knowing that he's done France and Team Everest Poker proud!
