Hands #61-62: Romain Morvan Eliminated in 5th Place (AUD $232,720)

Photo:  Romain Morvan

HAND #61  –  Everyone folds to Richard Lee, giving him a walk in the big blind.

HAND #62  –  Romain Morvan raises from the button to 550,000, leaving himself just 25,000 behind, and Richard Lee calls from the small blind.

The flop comes , Lee moves all in, and Morvan calls all in for 25,000 with for a pair of sevens. Lee turns over for an open-ended straight draw, and Morvan needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Lee turns a queen-high straight to clinch the pot and eliminate Morvan in fifth place.

Richard Lee  –  7,275,000  (36 bb)
Romain Morvan  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  (AUD $232,720)

Photo:  Romain Morvan