Up and Down for State

Sava Krink

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

First, Adrian State won a significant pot of around 40,000 against Aaron Olechnowicz. However, in the following hand, he lost half of his stack against Govert Metaal.

Metaal raised to 4,000 from middle position and was called by Aylar Lie on the button and State in the big blind.

On the A?3?2? flop, both State and Metaal checked, and then Lie bet 6,000, which State called. Metaal, however, had different plans and raised to 21,000, prompting Lie to fold but State to stay in the hand.

The 2? turn prompted State to bet 15,000, and Metaal took a considerable amount of time, even pausing the PokerStars live stream on his phone, counting his stack several times, and frequently checking his cards. Eventually, he raised all in, leading State to contemplate his decision. Sipping his espresso and examining his cards multiple times, he appeared displeased with the raise. State ultimately folded, and Metaal revealed K?K?, which was not what State had anticipated based on the expression on his face.