Johnny Lodden bets 600 on the turn with the board reading , and gets a call from his sole opponent in the hand. There is now 2,200 in the pot.
The river is the and Johnny bets 2,600, which prompts an instant all-in from his opponent, which in turn prompts an instant fold from the aggressive young Norwegian.
There seems to be a fondness for open pushing in this tournament, much more so than we normally see in an event of this buy-in.
I just witnessed an unknown open-push for 10,000 on a flop, the pot having 1,500 in it. It turns out the pusher had , which pleased the caller who had . That is, until the river brought the to eliminate the other player.
Rolf Slotboom opened for a raise UTG to 825 and was called in two spots. He checked in the dark, and both players checked behind on a flop. Rolf waited for the turn, , to be dealt before checking again. This time, the player to his immediate left bet 1,500 and the other player folded. Rolf casually lifted the box of tic tacs off his chip tower and flicked out a call. The river was the , and both players checked.
for Rolf.
for his opponent.
Rolf won a 5,800-chip pot, to inrease his stack to 17,000.