Van Zadelhoff Nearly Triples
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Steven van Zadelhoff opened to 1,200 under-the-gun and received a call from the player on the button. The player in the big blind squeezed to 3,700 and Van Zadelhoff decided to flat. There was enough in the pot for the player on the button to make his move; he went all in for about 20,000. The big blind reshoved with his 
but unfortunately for both of them, Van Zadelhoff was waiting with aces and made the call for his tournament life.
Van Zadelhoff was up against the pocket tens from the button and ace king from the big blind. His hand held up and he was up to 96,000 after five blanks on the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
78,500
|
78,500 |