It seems like many players either have big stacks or small ones. There is obviously a middle class as well. Two players recently low on chips battled it out with Rob van de Wateringen getting it all-in with for his remaining 15 big blinds against Chistrian Vogel with .
While the flop brought all blanks, it appears van de Wateringen would survive the hand after a hit the turn. Unfortunately for him and fortunately for Vogel, the river brought a . Van de Wateringen hit the showers while Vogel watched his stack climb to 60,000 or 60 big blinds.
Jan Riha was already one of the bigger stacks on the table when this hand unfolded.
Sweden's Tommy Westerland raised the action from mid-position to 2.5k. France's Jerome Launay whose stack already dwindled to around 20,000 declared all-in from the small blind. Czech Republic's Jan Riha raised over the top and Westerland quickly got out of the way.
Launay turned over and was disappointed to see Riha with . The board was of no help, and Launay with good nature wished his opponents good luck and left the tournament area. Riha now has one of the most commanding stacks in the room with 280,000 chips.
We are down to 100 players out of the original 186. Play is very deep with the average chip stack near 56 big blinds.
Among the players remaining is Ireland's Raymond Forde. Forde's chip stack keeps rising and he is currently near the top of the board with 148,900 chips.
Action folded to the player in the small blind and he limped in. Dutchman Auke Attema checked from the big blind and the two took a flop of . The small blind bet out 1,500, Attema called.
So far, thing hadn't gone out of proportion, but the limped pot would grow a lot bigger soon enough as the fell on the turn and the small blind checked his option. Attema fired 2,700 and the small blind answered with a check raise to 10,500. Attema called.
The river came the , so four to a straight now. The small blind casually bet 15,600 and Attema went deep into the tank. After a couple of minutes, he called.
The small blind reluctantly showed for nothing but a rivered pair of tens. Attema proudly tabled for two pair and collected the sizable pot.
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for his remaining 15 big blinds against Chistrian Vogel with 
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. The small blind bet out 1,500, Attema called.
fell on the turn and the small blind checked his option. Attema fired 2,700 and the small blind answered with a check raise to 10,500. Attema called.
, so four to a straight now. The small blind casually bet 15,600 and Attema went deep into the tank. After a couple of minutes, he called.
for nothing but a rivered pair of tens. Attema proudly tabled 
for two pair and collected the sizable pot.
