Veldhuis Folds River; Doubles Afterwards
Paul Tedeschi opened from the cutoff to 30,000. Lex Veldhuis was in the small blind and flat called Tedeschi's raise. Big blind Natan Chauskin folded, and the other two players were off to a flop.
is what the dealer put in front of the players. Veldhuis checked and Tedeschi chose to check back. The turn came the 
and again Veldhuis checked. This time Tedeschi did put out a bet, worth 30,000. Veldhuis quickly called to see the river 
On this river, Veldhuis checked for the third time. After a little time to think Tedeschi shoved all in, covering Veldhuis' 159,000 remaining chips. Veldhuis went into the tank but ultimately passed his cards to the dealer, granting Tedeschi the pot.
Not long after, Veldhuis open-shoved his stack from under the gun and got called by hijack player Hugues Mazerolle. The rest of the table folded and the cards went face up.
Lex Veldhuis: 
Hugues Mazerolle: 
The board ran out 
and Veldhuis turned a straight to scoop the pot and leave Mazerolle with less than 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
358,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |