Level: 28
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 28
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Paul Vergeer limped in with the and called a raise to 380,000 by Mateusz Moolhuizen, who held . On the flop , Moolhuizen continued for 400,000 and was called before firing a second barrel worth 650,000 on the turn. Then, the fell on the river and Moolhuizen bet 1 million.
Vergeer tank-called with his ace-high and dropped more than half of his stack with a hero call at the wrong time.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mateusz Moolhuizen |
7,715,000
1,845,000
|
1,845,000 |
Paul Vergeer |
1,915,000
-1,845,000
|
-1,845,000 |
A limped pot brought the flop and Paul Vergeer bet 150,000, Mateusz Moolhuizen called. On the turn, it was a second barrel worth 355,000 by Vergeer and yet another call by Moolhuizen. The river filled up the board and Vergeer fired 525,000. Moolhuizen tank-called with the and got a lucky chop, Vergeer had flopped the straight with .
On the flop , Mateusz Moolhuizen and Paul Vergeer both checked. Vergeer then bet the turn for 145,000 and Moolhuizen called before Vergeer bet the river triggered a bet of 250,000. Moolhuizen called with and Vergeer won the pot with . Only nine big blinds are between the two players anymore.
Paul Vergeer limped in with the and Mateusz Moolhuizen raised to 380,000 with . Vergeer called and then folded to a bet of 325,000 on the flop.
Vergeer limped again with and Moolhuizen checked with the . On the flop, Moolhuizen bet 125,000 and was called before they checked the turn and river to see Vergeer win the pot.
On the flop, Moolhuizen tried it once again with a bet of 175,000, holding . Vergeer called with and again both the turn and river were checked to give Vergeer another pot.
In a limped pot, both players checked the flop and Mateusz Moolhuizen then bet the turn for 180,000. Paul Vergeer called and they then checked the on the river. Moolhuizen announced two pair and showed , Vergeer had an equally strong hand with .
"I am glad you didn't bet," Vergeer said and Moolhuizen grinned back "I wish I had now."
On the turn, Mateusz Moolhuizen check-raised from 225,000 to 650,000 with the and Paul Vergeer called with the for jacks and sevens. The river was checked through and the pot went to Vergeer.
The two contenders for the title have slowed down, also due to the lesser big blinds in play in the next blind level. Barely any hand saw more than a flop and a bet and fold, just like Paul Vergeer's top pair with on the flop . Mateusz Moolhuizen had not connected at all with and folded.
Mateusz Moolhuizen raised to 260,000 with the and Paul Vergeer called with the . They checked down the board and four spades on the board killed all betting action, the pot went to Vergeer.
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