Van Hoof Doubles Twice and Takes Lead
Level 39
: 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante
In a remarkable turn of events, Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof turned a mere four big blinds into the chip lead within a few minutes. He was first successful with a stop-and-go against "ale kmkz" when he just called a raise preflop and then successfully jammed a 
flop.
"ale kmkz" then jammed his next button into the two shorter stacks and van Hoof made the call with 
, which was ahead of 
. The 
board kept king-high in the lead.
The next all-in proved to be a tough one for van Hoof, who jammed the button for 19 big blinds with the 
and was called instantly by "ale kmkz" in the big blind with the 
. No ace from space in sight on the 
flop and 
turn ... but the 
struck on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,647,668 | 14,871,851 |
|
|
17,563,069 | 3,276,400 |
|
|
14,234,151 | -14,490,251 |
|
6,055,112 | -3,658,000 |