2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

2010 EPT Snowfest Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
€445,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,500
Entries
546
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

He's a Brick Veldhuis

From the hijack seat, an unknown player opened the pot to 7,500. On the button, Lex Veldhuis three-bet to 18,500, and the raiser announced a call. It wasn't his turn though, as the blinds were yet to act. They eventually folded, and the raiser's verbal call was binding.

He and Veldhuis went off to a flop of {A-Hearts} {8-Spades} {6-Clubs}. They check-checked it, and the dealer plunked the {2-Clubs} on fourth street. When his opponent checked again, Veldhuis made a delayed continuation bet of 15,000. His opponent had about 43,000 chips left in his stack, and he apparently intended to make the smooth call. Unfortunately for him, though, he accidentally stuck out 25,000, and the floor made him put in the extra 5,000 required for a legal raise. Veldhuis promptly moved all in, and the mistake-prone player could not bear the sight of his predicament. He stood from his chair, visibly frustrated, then splashed his final few thousand chips into the pot.

Showdown
All-In Player: {J-Clubs} {5-Clubs}
Veldhuis: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}

Veldhuis was ahead with his pair of aces, and he'd tally the knockout if he could fade a river club. The {5-Diamonds} that peeled off the deck was indeed safe, and that elimination moves Lex up to about 305,000.

Tags: Lex Veldhuis