Metaal Soars Way Ahead
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Derek Bowen just moved tables and found himself a couple seats to the left of Govert Metaal. Bowen had one of the larger stacks in the room with around 435,000. After moving to his new table, Metaal was the only player that covered him with about 460,000. Little did they know they would soon get involved in a monster pot with each other.
The two players got all of their chips into the middle preflop, and it was Metaal that had the better hand. Metaal tabled 
, while Bowen showed 
. The board ran out 
, and Metaal's aces held up to give a huge chip lead. Bowen, on the other hand, was sent to the cage in disappointment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
915,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted |