River Overbet Is the Name of the Game
The river betting amounts are not for the faint hearted today as lots of pressure is being applied.
Govert Metaal and Ilya Bulychev made it to the river of a 
board where the latter checked to the former. There was around 13,000 in the pot and Metaal bet 31,075. His Russian opponent check-folded.
Two hands later, Metaal opened to 600 and Erik Seidel called from the small blind to see a 
flop. Metaal continued for 700 and Seidel check-called to see the 
turn. Both players checked to the 
river where Seidel check-called a 3,600 bet. Metaal opened 
and Seidel mucked.
In between these hands on a nearby table, Nacho Barbero was in a world of pain in a hand verus Martin Finger. Around 40,000 had made it into the middle by the time the board rested as 
. Finger moved all in for an effective 29,000 and Barbero took five minutes to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 30,000 |
|
56,000 | 6,000 |
|
49,000 | -1,000 |
|
29,000 | 29,000 |