Veldhuis Climbing
An under-the-gun player raised to 1,800 and Team PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis called from one seat over. A player in middle position also called and the dealer ran out the 
flop. The original raiser bet 2,700, Veldhuis flatted and the player behind him raised to 12,000. After the first player folded, Veldhuis reraised to 28,000. His opponent moved all in and Veldhuis quickly called.
Veldhuis held the 
and his opponent the 
. Both players had flopped a straight, but Veldhuis held a big redraw.
The turn was the 
and gave Veldhuis an unbeatable straight flush to the ten. The river was the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
67,500
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67,500 |
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