Meekma Eliminates Canniccioni for the Absolute Chip Lead
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Johann Kroon raised to 1,200 from mid-position and Leon Canniccioni three-bet to 4,300 from late position. Action folded to Markus Meekma in the big blind who checked out the stacks of his opponents after having looked at his hole cards. He four-bet to 11,000. Kroon folded but Canniccioni called.
The flop came 
, Meekma now bet 13,500 and Canniccioni answered with a shove. Meekma snap-called.
Anton Meekma: 
Leon Canniccioni: 
The rest of the board ran out with the 
and the 
. No danger for Meekma as he eliminated Canniccioni and has now really cemented himself at the top of the chip counts (for now).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Busted | |