Flavien of the Month

Meanwhile a rather large pot had formed on Table 16, where a board reading :::6s :::9h :::Ts :::Qc :::Ac lay on the felt and a bet of 5,200 lay in front of Flavien Guenan. His opponent Johan Palokangas tanked up for long enough to have the clock called on him; told that he had a minute left to make his decision, he used up most of his allotted time squinting alternately at the board and at Guenan before tossing in the call. He winced when Guenan revealed pocket nines for a set, and mucked his hand. Guenan is up to 26,000, Palokangas is down to 14,000.