Vanderpol Beats Somerville with Queens
After Jeff Jansen raised to 450 from the hijack seat, Jason Somerville called from the button. Henry Vanderpol called out of the big blind, and the dealer spread the 
flop. Vanderpol and Jansen checked, then Somerville bet 1,025. Vanderpol called, and Jansen folded.
The turn was the 
, and both Vanderpol and Somerville checked to see the 
land on the river. Both checked again.
Somerville tabled the 
in an optimistic manner, but it was no good against the 
that Vanderpol held, and he won the pot. That moved Vanderpol to about 12,500 and knocked Somerville down to 14,300.
A couple of hands later, Vanderpol opened from middle position with a raise. After the player in the cutoff seat reraised to 900, play folded back to Vanderpol and he moved all in. His opponent quickly folded, and Vanderpol won the pot to chip up some more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,300
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
||
|
13,500 | |