Chad Batista Takes a 600,000 Pot Eliminating Mark Gregoorich and Jean Noel Thorel

Jean Noel Thorel raises the pot from under the gun and Mark Gregorich moves all in for 34,700 from late position.  Chad Batista flat calls the raise from the button and Thorel also calls.

The flop comes [Jd8s3s] and Thorel checks.  Batista bets 30,000 and Thorel quickly check raises to 115,000.  Batista moves all in for about 400,000 and Thorel snap calls for his tournament life with about 200,000 behind.

Thorel:  [AhKs] for just ace high
Batista:  [3c3d] for a set of threes
Gregorich:  [AsQd]

The turn brings a [5s] giving Thorel a flush draw, but the [7h] on the river gives Batista the monster pot.

The hand gets the table talking,leaving players contemplating how Thorel could snap call for 200,000 with just ace high after Batista moved all in over his check-raise.

Chad Batista – 730,000
Mark Gregorich – eliminated
Jean Noel Thorel – eliminated