From the cutoff, Domien Fierens raised to 600 and his neighbor on the button Anders Stenelt raised to 1,500. Both blinds released and Fierens four-bet to 4,200. Stenelt five-bet to 12,800. Fierens tanked for a bit and Stenelt announced he had the second best hand possible. Fierens then shoved all in and Stenelt, who said "I'm not here to fold", made the call.
Domien Fierens:
Anders Stenelt:
The flop was , doing nothing for either player. The on the turn however, was a huge card for Stenelt and he doubled as the completed the board.
Stenelt, still shaking a bit, walked away shortly after receiving the pot, telling the table he needed a short break from all the excitement. Fierens now extremely short.
From the hijack Quentin Lecomte made it 500 to go and big blind Pim de Goede made the call. De Goede check called a bet of 600 on and both players checked the on the turn.
The river came the and De Goede bet a hefty 4,800. Lecomte asked if it indeed was 4,800, and quickly folded upon confirmation.
As we approached the table, the river was already dealt and a lot of chips were going to the middle. Van Brabander told us what had happened afterwards.
Van Brabander raised the hijack and big blind Dejan Vogrin made the call. He checked on and Van Brabander made a continuation bet. Vogrin check raised and Van Brabander made the call. Vogrin fired again on the turn and Van Brabander called.
The completed the board and Vogrin made a bet of 4,000. Van Brabrander raised to 16,000, telling us she made a mistake and only wanted to make it 12,000. Vogrin called and Van Brabander showed her for the flopped flush. Vogrin tabled for the higher flush and was pushed the pot.
Kristoff Van Der Stichel opened under the gun and action folded to Anti Reinthal in the small blind. Reinthal three bet to 1,100 and Van Der Stichel made the call.
"They never believe me!" Reinthal exclaimed, mentioning that they shouldn't attack his blinds, but still keep on doing it.
The flop came and Reinthal bet 1,300. Van Der Stichel made the call and the hit the turn. Reinthal, still talkative as always, bet 2,000. Again Van Der Stichel called.
The completed the board and Reinthal said "Well, if you hit a set, bad luck for me."
He bet 2,500 right after that, and Van Der Stichel was quick to call.
"I only have aces" Reinthal said while showing his . Van Der Stichel mucked and Reinthal said "Oh, they are good!"
On a flop of we witnessed Jerry de Vries check from the big blind. His opponent, John Forst, made a bet of 200 from the button. De Vries called, and check called another 600 on the turn.
The river came the and both players quickly checked. De Vries showed his for flopped trips, and Forst mucked instantly.
As we got to the table, the turn was already out and former Unibet Open cahmpion Quentin Lecomte had just bet 250 from the big blind. The board was and his opponent made the call from the button.
The completed the board and Lecomte carefully cut out 550 and slid his bet forward. His opponent on the button made the call after just half a minute of thinking, and Lecomte showed his . The button showed and soon enough received the pot.
Former champions Quentin Lecomte and Peter Harkes have taken their seats, and Unibet Open regular Verbon, Simpson and Hendriks are also in attendance. The clock tells us 109 players have registered so far, but that number is sure to grow.