Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Kahle Burns three-bet to 775,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Thorel who made the call without much hesitation.
The flop came , Thorel checked, Burns bet 450,000, Thorel snap-shoved and Burns insta-called with the bigger stack.
Jean-Noel Thorel:
Kahle Burns:
They had both hit top pair but Burns was ahead with the king-kicker.
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the
on the river for Burns to stay ahead and eliminate Thorel.