Kees van Brugge was in action yesterday but was unsuccessful in finding a bag. Today he is back and has already been in action.
As reported by Poker Red, on a flop Van Brugge check-called 8,500 into a pot of 27,500.
Both players checked the turn and the river was the . Van Brugge checked and his opponent bet 22,500. Van Brugge called with , beating the of his opponent.
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Hand #1: Three players including Navarro checked the flop and the turn was the . The first player bet 2,000 and both opponents called. The same player bet 2,700 on the river and Navarro was the only caller.
She watched as her opponent tabled for two pair, but the jack on the turn had counterfeit him, with Navarro outkicking him with
Hands #2 and #3: Navarro folded from early position in both hands.
Hand #4: It folded to the player in the small blind who raised to 3,500 and Navarro open-folded in the big blind.
Hand #5: After an open to 2,500 and a three-bet to 11,000, Navarro folded her small blind.
Hand #6: Two players limped but nevertheless Navarro opted to fold her button.
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Alexandre Mantovani bet 12,000 into a pot of 17,000 on a board and got a call from a single opponent. The turn was the and Mantovani bet 36,000.
His opponent used a time bank but eventually folded. Mantovani sits on just under 200,000, with fellow 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba well oevr that mark at this point.
However, there was less good fortune for Kara Scott who has been eliminated after running queens into ace-king.
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