Van Waasdijk Ousts Lafoz from the Chip Lead in the Final Level
Joost Van Waasdijk opened to 4,000 from early position and picked up a caller to his left. Three seats down, Joaquín Lafoz squeezed to 25,000. After giving it some thought, Van Waasdijk moved all-in for 197,000.
The cold caller quickly folded, leaving the decision to Lafoz. After more than three minutes in the tank, he made the call, creating a massive pot worth over 400,000 chips.
Joost Van Waasdijk: A♥A♣
Joaquín Lafoz: K♠Q♠
The flop came J♥7♣5♦, offering little help to Lafoz. The A♠ turn improved Van Waasdijk to top set, and although the J♠ river paired the board, it was not enough for Lafoz to catch up.
Van Waasdijk dragged the enormous pot and vaulted into the chip lead late in Day 1d. Lafoz was left with under 10,000 chips and his stack reduced to a few white and red towers.