
D1B
James Rann Rivers It To Boot Tom Verbruggen

From under the gun James Rann opens, to his immediate left, Tom Verbruggen three-bets 115,000 leaving himself 5000 behind. Action folds around back to Rann who pushes and Verbruggen reluctantly commits the rest of his chips.
James Rann: A♦ K♥ Tom Verbruggen: K♠ K♦
When the board runs T♥ 2♦ Q♣ 9♠ A♥ , the ace on the river ends Verbruggen's run just two spots to the money.
Player | Chips |
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565,000(57 BB) | |
TV Tom Verbruggen | busted |
Cao Ngo Anh Banks With Cowboys

Action folds around to the button Cao Ngoc Anh, he raises 8000. Small blind James Rann assesses Anh stack then three-bets 28,000. Betting continues with big blind Tom Verbruggen also liking his cards and lays out a four-bet of 60,000. Action bounces back to Anh, he five-bet jams for 144,000 which gets a fold from Rann while Verbruggen calls.
Cao Ngoc Anh: K♦ K♠
Tom Verbruggen: 6♣ 6♦
The board runs 5♠ 7♣ 2♣ Q♥ 2♥ for a double up to Anh.
Player | Chips |
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CN Cao Ngoc Anh | 322,000(81 BB) |
TV Tom Verbruggen | 190,000(48 BB) |
155,000(39 BB) |