Two Pair for Jean-Robert
Hayden Fortini opened with a raise to 23,000 from the cutoff seat, and Jean-Robert Bellande defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn brought the and another check from Bellande. Fortini bet 27,000 this time, and Bellande promptly check-raised to 85,000. Fortini called.
The river brought the . Bellande set out a column of orange chips -- a bet of 120,000 -- and Fortini went into the tank. He tumbled chips in his hand while Bellande sat silently, the brim of his cap pulled down to cover his eyes.
Finally, after a couple of minutes, Fortini made the call. Bellande flipped over his cards, showing for two pair, and Fortini mucked.
Bellande bumps back up to 1.152 million, while Fortini falls to 112,000.