Hands #197-202: Mathieu Goncalves on the Ropes Again

Hand #197: Mathieu Goncalves raises to 2,000,000 with the and Hugues Girard defends to take the lead on the flop. Girard check-calls for 2,000,000 and the follows on the turn.

Girard checks once more and Goncalves now bets 4,000,000. The former verifies the bet sizing and then calls as they head to the river.

Girard checks the third street in a row and Goncalves bets 5,000,000 to get called instantly, as Girard pulls way ahead once again.

Hugues Girard – 53,000,000 (53 bb)
Mathieu Goncalves – 9,600,000 (9 bb)

Hand #198: Girard jams from the small blind and Goncalves snap calls in a fraction of a second.

Mathieu Goncalves:
Gugues Girard:

The flop is a good one for for Girard but the runout keeps Goncalves in contention with yet another double.

Hand #199: A walk for Girard.

Hand #200: Girard open-jams the and Goncalves folds the .

Hand #201: Another walk for Girard.

Hand #202: Girard limps with the and Goncalves checks the to the flop. Goncalves bets 2,000,000 with top pair and Girard calls to then connect with the turn.

Girard closely checks the stack of his opponent once checked to, then bets 3,500,000 and Goncalves folds to drop to a mere 11 big blinds again.

Hugues Girard – 51,000,000 (51 bb)
Mathieu Goncalves – 11,000,000 (11 bb)