What a River Card
Level 17
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
There were roughly 100,000 chips in the pot on 7♣6♣J♣Q♥. Ioannis Poullos bet from early position for 55,000 but was met by a shove from Erik Bakker in the big blind. Poullos who covered Bakker by 25,000 snap-called.
Erik Bakker: 7♥7♠ 
Ioannis Poullos: A♣K♣
Bakker needed the board to pair and found it when the Q♣ hit the river. Poullos out of frustration stood up and slammed his remaining chips on the table. Bakker took his chip count to 360,000 and left Poullos with five big blinds near the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |