Metaal Crippled Then Triples

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded to Govert Metaal who put in a large, committing raise from the small blind. Will Molson moved all in from the big and Metaal called.

Metaal: {j-Spades} {7-Hearts}
Molson: {a-Hearts} {k-Diamonds}

The board ran {5-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {k-Hearts} and Molson doubled to 1.15 million chips.

Metaal was left with just 69,000 and moved all in the next hand with the button. Molson flatted in the small blind only to fold when Leo Fernandez re-shoved from the big. Metaal's {q-Spades} {10-Hearts} was racing against Fernandez's {4-Hearts} {4-Clubs} and he took the lead immediately when the flop fell {q-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {5-Spades} . He held when the turn and river came {2-Spades} , {q-Hearts} respectively and tripled to 215,000 chips.