Lepelaars Five-Bets and Busts

There was plenty of action preflop in this hand and it all started with Maxim Fana who raised from under the gun to 1,300. Jorge Weber then called from the next seat over, before Aleksandras Nagreckis made it 4,500 to go from the button.

This is when the fireworks really started, as small blind Nkosana Matlhong made it 10,300 before Wilhelmus Lepelaars five-bet jammed all-in for 21,100. Everyone but Matlhong quickly got out of the way, and he exclaimed that he was committed and had to call. Lepelaars tried to change his mind, but Matlhong put in the calling chips to put Lepelaars at risk.

Wilhelmus Lepelaars:
Nkosana Matlhong:

Matlhong flopped a set, and since neither player had a spade that was enough to win the pot. Lepelaars left the tournament area, dejected by his cracked kings.