Hallaert Gets a Huge Pot; Pasquale Downs Vladimirov

Calum Grant

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kenny Haellaert opened to 13,000 from under the gun and called when Thomas Saminadin three-bet to 28,000 from two seats over. Hallaert called.

Hallaert check-called bets of 16,000 and 43,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read J?8?K?4?2?. Hallaert, the slightly bigger stack, checked once more and quickly called when Saminadin jammed for around 200,000,

Saminadin could only show a pair of eights with his 8?7? and Hallaert had the winner with a set of fours as he tabled 4?4?.

The hand after, Denis Vladimirov was all in and at risk to Pasquale Grimaldi. Vladimirov had pocket queens but ran into aces and was eliminated after failing to find his two-outer.