06-27-2009 17:48 UTC-12

Marc Naalden Makes the Final Eight

Shamus

Marc Naalden gradually edged ahead of Jacob Petersen, finally taking a commanding lead prior to the final hand in which Petersen got the last of his chips in on a board of {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{3-Hearts}

{7-Clubs}

{5-Diamonds}

. Petersen had {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{3-Spades}

for a pair of treys, but Naalden had {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{10-Diamonds}

for tens.

The river was the {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

, and Naalden becomes the second Dutch player to make tomorrow's final table, joining his countryman Joep van den Bijgaart.