Clarke Takes Big Pot Off de Montesquiou

Patrick Clarke raised from the cutoff and was called only by Pierre de Montesquiou in the big blind. Both checked the :::8c:::5s:::5d flop and de Montesquiou bet the :::2s turn for 30,000, which Clarke called. On the :::Ks river, de Montesquiou bet once more, this time for 60,000. Clarke raised to 175,000 and picked up a call.

Clarke showed :::As:::6s for the nutflush and de Montesquiou mucked :::Js:::8s for the inferior flush.

Patrick Clarke 825,000 165,000
Pierre de Montesquiou 330,000 -370,000