"Is It My Instinct That Tells Me To Call, Or Is It My Ego?"
From first position Arne Coulier, two time Belgian Poker Challenge winner, opened for 1,800. He got called by his neighbor, Christian Andersen in the hijack, and the player in the big blind.
The big blind checked on 
and Coulier continued for 3,600. His neighbor folded, Andersen called, the big blind folded.
The 
hit the turn and Coulier checked. Andersen made a bet of 7,800 and Coulier called. Coulier checked again on the 
river and Andersen quickly bet 20,000 by tossing in four 5,000-chips.
"That's an interesting one," Coulier said.
"I assume you think I have an over pair and expect a call. That was pretty fast though" Coulier continued.
Andersen remained quiet, and Coulier said "Sorry guys, I might need a minute here,"
"It's a fun one, either way. A rivered set of nines makes sense, or flopped sets for that matter" Coulier continued his monologue.
"No hints? No clues? How's winter in Rozvadov?" Coulier asked.
Andersen remained silent, staring to the centre of the table without so much of a sigh.
"So tilting, if I call and lose I probably won't make the dinner break. If I call and win, I'm the hero."
"Is it my instinct that tells me to call, or is it my ego?" Coulier asked himself.
He then tossed in 20,000 to call and Andersen quickly tabled 
for the flopped set. "I guess it was my ego," Coulier ended the chatterbox.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 | |
|
20,000 |
. In the hijack, Boris Kuzmanovic, presumably the initial raiser, made a bet of 3,200. The small blind called and Van Meene pushed all in for 14,100. Kuzmanovic tanked a bit before 3-betting to 28,200. The small blind folded.
on the turn and 
on the river were both blanks, and Van Meene doubled up.
on a 3-club board. He battled back to a playable stack, but lost all of his chips when he four-bet 
, and that hand held up.
and Posada bet out 1,500. Zgadzaj raised to 5,500 and Posada made the call.
fell on the turn and Posada front shipped all in for about 12,000 or so. Zgadzaj made the call holding 
. The river was no jack or six and Posada made her exit.
first, followed by the 
for queens. Limatta showed 
.
and Limatta made his exit. Both Beregi and Lepez would have beaten the queens and treys if they had what they claimed they had, but it was Kirs raking in the chips.
with a single spade and the big blind checked. Posada bet 500 and her neighbor raised to 1,000. De Goede called, the big blind folded, Posada tossed in another 500 chip to call.
and De Goede mucked.