A Small One for Molenaar
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
After Michel Molenaar opened to 1,200 from the hijack, Vitalii Shcherba on the button and both players in the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of 9?K?7?, and the blinds folded to Molenaar, who decided to check. Shcherba checked too, and all four of them discovered the turn Q?.
Once again, everybody checked. And even if there were four players still involved in the hand on the river 8?, all of them checked once more.
Liviu Paval in the small blind then revealed 8?6? for a pair, but Molenaar had A?8? for the same pair with a better kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
30,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |