Steenkamp Short; Blanc and Brauer Double
Level 19
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Dirk Steenkamp had lost a ton of chips lately and was then called with a preflop raise by Jonathan Bland. They checked the A♣J♥4♠7♥6♥ river and Steenkamp tabled the K♠Q♣, Bland won the pot with the J♠2♠ to leave Steenkamp flabbergasted.
Alexandre Blanc then escaped with A♠J♠ versus A♥Q♠ when the Q♣9♦8♠3♠10♥ board delivered a straight.
Ryan Brauer was all-in with a short stack and held with ]JdJc] versus 7♠7♥, the A♥8♠4♦9♣6♥ board was no threat.