Van Alphen Takes Some From Malherbe
Jean Malherbe raised to 80,000 from under the gun plus one, and Niels van Alphen three-bet to 200,000. The action was folded back to Malherbe, and he called.
The flop came down 
, and both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Malherbe lead out for 150,000. Van Alphen called quickly, and the river was the 
. The Belgian bet 355,000, and Van Alphen called after about ten seconds.
Malherbe showed 
, but that was no good against Van Alphen's 
. The Dutchman started the day with just 14 big blinds and is now back up to well over average.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
1,800,000
950,000
|
950,000 |