World Series of Poker Main Event: Pierre Neuville Eliminated In SeventhBelgian Poker Pro Takes Bad Beat To Bust, Earns $1,203,293 For Finish |
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It was a long, painful for exit in the 2015 World Series of Poker main event for 72-year-old Pierre Neuville. The Belgian businessman turned poker enthusiast came into the final table fourth in chips, but basically bled his stack away over the course of several hours.
After losing a big showdown to Neil Blumenfield, Neuville played extraordinarily tight and as a result, the table passed chips around until he saw himself left with just five big blinds. In fact, Neuville played only two hands in the final 34 dealt, losing both.
On Neuville’s final hand, chip leader Joe McKeehen raised to 1,200,000 from middle position and Neuville moved in for just 3,000,000. McKeehen was forced to call with J
6, which was dominated by Neuville’s A
J.
The flop fell Q
103, but the turn was the Q, giving McKeehen additional outs to a flush. By the time the 10 hit the river, Neuville was already shaking hands with his fellow opponents.
For his deep run, Neuville earned $1,203,293, bringing his lifetime total earnings to nearly $3.3 million.
Card Player TV caught Neuville’s post-bustout press conference, in which he discussed his experience in the 2015 World Series of Poker main event:
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