Hands #61-65: Joep van den Bijgaart Extends Lead Again

Feb 23, 2020

Hand #61: Laszlo Papai gets a walk.

Hand #62: Button all in to 2,900,000 with Diamond KHeart Q from Christopher Puetz, who takes it.

Hand #63: Papai raises Spade ADiamond 2 to 300,000 on the button. Puetz peels Club 8Club 6 in the big blind.

The completed board reads Heart 9Spade JDiamond 9Diamond 2Spade 6 with no betting on the flop or turn. Puetz picks up a pair on the river and bets 500,000, which Papai calls with ace-high.

Hand #64: Joep van den Bijgaart opens the button with Heart ADiamond 4 and gets a call from Papai with Spade KClub 8. The flop falls Diamond 9Club 5Spade 5 and Papai check-calls a 175,000 bet. They both check through the Club J turn and Diamond 2 river and van den Bijgaart wins with a high card.

Hand #65: Puetz raises the button with Club ADiamond 6 and gets calls from Papai who has Spade KDiamond 10 in the small and van den Bijgaart with Club 7Diamond 5 in the big.

It comes Diamond 3Heart 8Diamond 2 and they all check to the Club Q turn. There’s no more betting here and van den Bijgaart hits a pair on the Spade 7 river. He makes a small bet and the other two pass.

Joep van den Bijgaart – 10,000,000
Laszlo Papai – 6,100,000
Christopher Puetz – 4,000,000

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