Better Nine for Lauwereys
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Koen Lauwereys raised it up with the 
and Paul Vergeer defended his big blind with the 
. On the flop 
, Vergeer check-called a continuation bet for 105,000 and then both players checked down the turn and 
river to see Lauwereys take down the pot with a better nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,309,000 | -35,000 |
|
1,792,000 | -210,000 |
|
1,743,000 | -5,000 |
|
1,298,000 | -25,000 |
|
1,172,000 | -210,000 |
|
854,000 | -175,000 |
|
459,000 | -285,000 |
and Laurens de Smet defended his big blind with the 
. On the flop 
, de Smet check-called a bet of 80,000 with bottom pair and improved to trips on the 
turn. The 
river was checked through and de Smet took down the pot to get some immediate revenge on his opponent.
and Emanuelsson outflopped his opponent with 
on the flop 
and the bet of the Swede took down the pot.
and Vincent van Oosterhout called all in for 28,000 with the 
. Behind him, Koen Lauwereys with 
, Hans Sybrandi with 
and Mateusz Moolhuizen in the big blind with 
called.
and Moolhuizen then bet the 
turn for 155,000 to isolate successfully. A cruel 
river gave Moolhuizen a full house and van Oosterhout hit the rail in 8th place for a payday of €9,400.
and Mateusz Moolhuizen raised to 120,000 with the 
to steal the dead money of the blinds and antes.
and van Oosterhout found no help. The stacks were counted and Moolhuizen was covered by a mere big blind with 887,000, leaving van Oosterhout very short.
on the turn gave van Oosterhout a straight.
and Moolhuizen's raise to 210,000 won the pot uncontested.