Francois Tosques Takes Commanding Lead

Within two big hands, Jaouad Abida loses a big portion of his stack and both times it is Francois Tosques that benefits from it to take a commanding lead with three players remaining.

Abida bets 350,000 on the [Kh7h3sKc[/pc] turn and gets called, then bets another 500,000 on the river. Tosques calles once more and gets shown the , which Tosques has beat with for kings and tens.

Then, Tosques raises to 400,000 out of the small blind and Abida calls in the big blind. Tosques bets the flop for 325,000, Abida raises to 325,000 and Tosques calls. The on the turn brings a check-call by Tosques for 700,000 and they immediately check through a ten on the river.

Tosques shows the for eights and deuces, and rakes in another vital point.

Francois Tosques – 9,300,000 (93bb)
Jaouad Abida – 1,800,000 (18bb)