Hand #48: Big Chip Lead for van Hoof
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Level 36
: 250,000/500,000, 50,000 ante
Will Tonking had the button.
Felix Stephensen opened to 1.1 million and Jorryt van Hoof called next to act as the dealer spread a 
flop and Stephensen checked and van Hoof bet out 1.3 million.
Stephensen called as the 
landed on the turn and he checked again. Van Hoof pushed out a bet of 2.9 million and Stephensen took his time before again check-calling.
The river completed the board with the 
and Stephensen checked for a third time as van Hoof bet out 3.4 million to make this pot bigger then three player's stacks - Martin Jacobson, Billy Pappas and Bruno Politano.
Stephensen deliberated for a few moments and then mucked while slipping to 24 million as van Hoof climbed to over 46.5 million.