Hallaert Doubles Through Fritz
Level 13
: 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs opened and Kenny Hallaert three-bet to 2 million. Manuel Fritz four-bet to 3.8 million from the big blind and Ponakovs folded.
Hallaert only had two big blinds behind and tanked, with the pay jump between 24th and 23rd $8,000. He eventually called.
Kenny Hallaert: 
Manuel Fritz: 
Hallaert's pocket pair held on the 
runout and he doubled up to 5.8 million, but remained below the average of 9.8 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
4,800,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |