Hands #236-240: Double-Up for Hugues Girard

Oct 28, 2024

Hand #236 – Mathieu Goncalves limps the button with Spade 7Club 6 and Hugues Girard checks Diamond QDiamond 10.

On the Club QClub 4Club 3 flop, Girard check-raises to 6,000,000 versus a bet of 2,000,000 from Goncalves, who folds.

Hand #237 – Girard limps the button with Heart 8Heart 4 and Goncalves checks Club 9Heart 6.

On the Heart KClub QClub 5 flop Goncalves check-folds versus a bet of 1,600,000 from Girard.

Hand #238 – Goncalves raises the button to 3,800,000 with Spade 9Spade 4 and Girard calls with Club JClub 10.

The Heart AHeart 9Heart 6 flop is checked. On the Spade K turn, Girard folds to a bet of 2,500,000 from Goncalves.

Hand #239 – Girard limps with Diamond JClub 2 and Goncalves checks Spade 9Diamond 7.

On the Diamond 10Spade 8Spade 7 flop, Goncalves leads with a bet of 2,000,000 and Girard calls. 

On the Club 4 turn, Goncalves leads with a bet of 4,000,000 and Girard folds.

Hands #240 – Goncalves limps the button and Girard jams for 26,000,000, receiving a snap call from Goncalves with the covering stack.

Hugues Girard: Diamond KSpade Q
Mathieu Goncalves: Heart JClub J

Girard is behind in a race but the Heart KClub QClub 7 flop is a good one, giving him top two pair. 

The Spade 10Heart 3 turn and river confirm Hugues’ double-up, and Goncalves is now on fumes, with Hugues looking to finish off his obdurate opponent.

Hugues Girard – 54,000,000 (33 bb)
Mathieu Goncalves – 8,500,000 (5 bb)

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