Kings are Good to Metaal
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Govert Metaal was on the button and raised to 90,000. Sammy Lafleur was on the big blind and called.
The flop was 
and both players checked to the turn which was the 
. Lafleur bet 125,000 and Metaal called.
The river was the 
and, after some long deliberation, Lafleur bet 180,000. Metaal called.
Lafleur: 
Metaal: 
Metaal's pair of kings held against Lafleur's six high missed straight draw and this left Lafleur very short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
295,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |