Govert Metaal opened for 6,500 and got one caller in the small blind.
The flop was and they both checked. The turn card was the and Metaal faced a bet of 7,000. He made the call to go to the river which was the . Another bet of 8,000 this time from the small blind and Metaal flicked out the calling chips. He couldn’t beat though and lost the pot.
Josh Pollock opened to 6,500 from early position and only the big blind came along as the dealer spread a flop. Both players checked as the landed on the turn and the big blind bet out 4,000.
Pollock called as both players checked the on the river.
The big blind tabled his , but it would be Pollock's that would see him scoop the pot to move to roughly 265,000 in chips.
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and they both checked. The turn card was the 
and Metaal faced a bet of 7,000. He made the call to go to the river which was the 
. Another bet of 8,000 this time from the small blind and Metaal flicked out the calling chips. He couldn’t beat 
though and lost the pot.
.
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flop. Both players checked as the 
landed on the turn and the big blind bet out 4,000.
on the river.
, but it would be Pollock's 
that would see him scoop the pot to move to roughly 265,000 in chips.
.
to send him packing.