Marcel Vonk opened with a raise to 150,000 from the small blind, and David Peters quickly called in the big blind.
The flop came a provocative . Vonk checked, and Peters pushed out a bet of 185,000. Vonk spent little time before making the call.
The turn was a proverbial hold'em "blank" card -- the . Vonk again checked, and this time Peters bet 410,000. Vonk thought a little longer this time before calling.
The river was the , putting a third spade on board. Vonk checked once more, and Peters fired a third time, for 1.23 million this time.
Vonk leaned back in his chair, hands behind his back, and thought about what to do. After a couple of minutes he leaned forward and cut out the chips needed to call. Finally, he pushed the chips forward.
"You got it," said Peters, who was reluctant to show his hand. Eventually both players ended up tabling their cards. Peters showed his , while Vonk showed he'd made a big call there with his .
That one moves Vonk up to 6.4 million, and drops Peters to 3.25 million.
On the button, David Peters opened the pot with a 130,000-chip raise. Next to speak, Paul Kerr moved all in for about 1,050,000 chips. The action arrived to the big blind, Marcel Vonk and he moved all in too. Peters released.
Showdown
Kerr:
Vonk:
The board ran out and Kerr doubled up, is now up to 2,100,000 chips. Marcel Vonk slipped to 4,450,000 chips.
David Peters limped in from the small blind, and the action was on Paul Kerr in the big blind. Kerr held a fist over his mouth and coughed -- as he often does before acting -- then checked behind.
The flop came . Peters bet 85,000, and Kerr called. The turn was the , and this time Peters checked. Kerr bet 175,000, and Peters called. The river then brought the . Peters checked quickly, and Kerr waited about 30 seconds before checking as well.
Peters tabled , and Kerr mucked. Peters is back around the 5-million chip mark again, still close to even with Marcel Vonk. Meanwhile, Kerr is looking up at both with his 1.11 million.
Once more, Marcel Vonk opened the pot with a 150,000-chip raise on the button. In the small blind, Nathan Jessen moved all in for about 1,080,000 chips, and Vonk called.
Simply as this!
Showdown
Jessen:
Vonk:
The board ran out and Nathan Jessen is our 4th place finisher. After this elimination, Vonk is up to 5,500,000 chips.
David Peters -- both under the gun and in the cutoff at the four-handed table -- opened with a raise to 130,000, and it folded around to Nathan Jessen who called from the big blind.
The flop came . Jessen checked, Peters bet 110,000, and Jessen called. The turn brought the , and both players checked.
The river was the , putting a second pair on the board. Jessen checked, then looked at Peters as he carved out a bet of 330,000. Jessen thought a bit, then called.
Peters showed , and Jessen mucked. Peters moves to about 4.7 million -- very close to Marcel Vonk at the moment -- while Jessen slips to about 1.1 million.
Paul Kerr opened the pot with a 140,000-chip raise on the button. Marcel Vonk released the small blind and Nathan Jessen moved all in from the big. Kerr tanked and eventually called the additional 625,000 chips.
Showdown
Jessen:
Kerr:
The board gave Jensen a full double up, is now up to 1,530,000 chips. Kerr slipped to 1,125,000 chips.
David Peters has added more to his stack here in Level 27 and has retaken the chip lead from Marcel Vonk.
Just now Peters won another small pot versus Paul Kerr. Peters limped in from the small blind, and Kerr checked the BB. The flop came , and Peters bet 65,000. Kerr called. Both checked the turn. Then the river brought the and a bet of 210,000 from Peters, to which Kerr quickly folded.
Peters is edging up toward 5 million now, just a bit ahead of Vonk. Kerr has 1.89 million.