Ten Cate Freerolling From Here On
The two Dutch high rollers Jonas ten Cate and Floris van der Ven are seated right next to each other, and the two of them told us a hand together they just played against each other.
Floris van der Ven opened with 
and Jonas ten Cate made the call with 
. One more player joined in and the three of them saw a flop of 
. After a check from the player in the blinds, Van der Ven made a continuation bet. That bet was just called by Ten Cate, the player in the blinds folded.
A hit the turn and Van der Ven decided "to do something fancy, and check". Ten Cate "did something fancy as well, and checked behind."
After the two both checked the turn, a completed the board. Van der Ven made a big bet and Ten Cate called, mucking his lower full house to Van der Ven's effective third nuts.
The two of them smiled about it, discussing that if they played it almost in any other way, the money would've gone in. "I'm freerolling!" Ten Cate said, with his tournament life saved by his creative play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
80,000
-14,700
|
-14,700 |