Ruijs on Fire, Takes out Two
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Raiki Reinsoo jammed 20 big blinds and was called by Joris Ruijs. Ruijs held an advantage in the hand heading to the flop with against his opponent's .
The flop paired Ruijs and Reinsoo needed a pair of runners to stay alive. The on the turn gave Reinsoo a chance with a gutshot straight draw. However, the was of no help and Reinsoo headed to the tournament registration desk to quickly re-enter for a fresh 30 big blind stack.
Shortly after, Ruijs was at it again, this time felting Estonian poker legend Markku Koplimaa with pocket kings against pocket jacks in a pot of 80 big blinds. Koplimaa quickly got back in action as well, while Ruijs' stack soared to near the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joris Ruijs |
207,000
74,800
|
74,800 |
|
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Raiki Reinsoo
|
30,000
9,700
|
9,700 |
Markku Koplimaa | Busted |