Double-Up for Lakerveld

Sava Krink

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

All eyes were on Ermanno Di Nicola as the action folded around to him in the small blind. With a fierce determination, he raised to over 200,000, putting Daniel Lakerveld in the big blind in a tough spot—either risk it all or hold out for a better hand. After weighing his options, Lakerveld decided to go for it, calling Di Nicola's all-in bet.

As they turned over their cards, it was Lakerveld with J?9? facing off against Di Nicola’s A?4?. The tension hung thick in the air as the board revealed 6?Q?10?K?8?, giving Lakerveld a straight and a much-needed double-up.