Marcel Vonk limped, and David Peters checked his option. The flop came . Peters checked, Vonk bet 100,000, Peters check-raised to 300,000, and Vonk called.
The turn was the . Peters led for 535,000 this time, and Vonk again called.
The river was the . Peters cut out a couple of tall stacks of green (25,000) chips), topped them off with a few more, and pushed out a bet of 1.36 million. Vonk tanked. Perhaps he was remembering that three-barrel bluff hand with Peters from a short while ago as some of us watching did. Finally Vonk made the call.
No bluff this time, as Peters tabled for the flopped two pair. Peters retakes the lead, moving to 7.17 million to Vonk's 4.36 million.
On the second hand back from the break, David Peters opened with a raise to 185,000 from the small blind/button, and Marcel Vonk called. The flop came . Vonk checked, Peters bet 220,000, Vonk check-raised to 600,000, and Peters folded.
On the next one, Vonk opened with a raise to 230,000, Peters repopped it to 605,000, and Vonk called. The flop came . Peters bet 610,000, and Vonk took about a minute before letting his hand go.
After these early skirmishes, the pair are about where they were at the break, with Peters at 7.25 million and Vonk at 4.28 million.