Siljander Catches Kaufmann
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
David Kaufmann raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Mathias Siljander defended his big blind. Siljander then checked on the 2♥9♣Q♥ flop and called the 80,000-chip bet Kaufmann put out.
Both players checked on the 7♥ turn before the 6♦ river completed the board. Kaufmann checked once more, but Siljander picked up the aggression with a bet of 275,000.
Kaufman then slid forward a bet of 1,000,000, enough to put Siljander all in. Siljander spent all of his time banks and nearly timed out, but he stuck in a call at the last second for his stack of 880,000 chips.
Kaufmann showed 10♦9♥ for a pair of nines, which was outclassed by the 6♠6♣ of Siljander, who had rivered a set and raked in his third double-up in a short period.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,930,000 | -1,330,000 |
|
2,195,000 | 1,235,000 |