Van De Linde Cripples Hansen
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
Johnny Hansen raised to 600 in early position. Ronald van de Linde three-bet to 2,200 on the button, Hansen four-bet to 6,100 and Van de Linde called.
The flop was 
and Hansen quickly fired 5,600. Van de Linde made the call in position. The turn brought the 
and Hansen immediately moved all in for 16,000. Van de Linde gave it a few seconds of thought, then called it off for nearly the same amount.
Johnny Hansen: 
Ronald van de Linde: 
Hansen needed to hit a flush on the river, but the 
was a brick. The Dane, who finished 3rd in last year's Main Event, had to part with over 95% of his stack. In the next hand, Hansen was all in and tripled up to 3,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
3,000
30,500
|
30,500 |