Hand #71: Taylor von Kriegenbergh Triples Up

Photo:  Taylor von Kriegenbergh considers his options after Jonathan Jaffe (not pictured) four-bet it preflop to 2.3 million.

HAND #71  –  Jonathan Jaffe raises from the button to 180,000, and Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraises from the small blind to 1,100,000 (leaving himself 260K behind). Dan Smith calls from the big blind, and Jaffe four-bets it to 2,300,000.

Von Kriegenbergh calls all in for 1,360,000, and Smith uses one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he also calls.

There is 4.16 million in the main pot, and another 1.88 million in the side pot between Smith and Jaffe. Any further betting will go into the side pot.

The flop comes , Smith checks, Jaffe bets 425,000, and Smith folds. Jaffe takes the side pot.

For the main pot, Von Kriegenbergh turns over (pair of sixes), and he needs it to hold to stay alive against Jaffe’s (ace high).

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Von Kriegenbergh wins the pot with a set of sixes to triple up in chips.

Seat 1.  Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  4,160,000  (52 bb)
Seat 2.  Dan Smith  –  1,740,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  5,360,000  (67 bb)

Photo:  Taylor von Kriegenbergh (center) called all in preflop, and action is on Dan Smith (right) to decide whether he wants to play a side pot against Jonathan Jaffe (far right).