Tikerpe Grabs The Lead
Estonian Matthias Tikerpe just grabbed the chip lead after busting out Dutchman Niels van Alphen. Van Alphen explained that he raised preflop and Tikerpe decided to three-bet him from the small blind.
"We were pretty deep so I decided to make the call," Van Alphen said.
The flop came down 
and both players decided to check. The turn brought the 
and Tikerpe bet out 11,000, Van Alphen made the call.
On the river the 
completed a possible flush draw and Tikerpe decided to check. Van Alphen bet 20,000 and now Tikerpe decided to move all in. Van Alphen had started the hand with around 112,000 chips and he snap-called.
The Dutchman tabled 
for a flush but was beat by Tikerpe's 
.
"I really can't fold there. I just can't," Van Alphen uttered as he looked stunned as he left the tournament area. Tikerpe is the new chip leader while we lost another player.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
416,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
Busted |