Van den Belt falls to Barakat
Level 8
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Maksim Shuts limped in from middle position and Youness Barakat limped behind from the hijack. Ying Kan limped from the small blind, before Luuk van den Belt raised to 25,000 from the big blind. Shuts and Barakat called, while Kan got out of the way.
The flop came Q♠J♠10♠. Van den Belt bet 20,000, and both opponents called.
Van den Belt fired a 55,000 bet on the K♠ turn. This time only Barakat called.
On the 10♦ river Van den Belt shoved for around 120,000, and Barakat snap-called. Van den Belt showed A♠Q♦8♠3♦ for the nut-flush, but Barakat had J♦J♥9♠8♥ for a rivered full house to send Van den Belt to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
540,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
273,000
233,500
|
233,500 |
|
Busted |