Vranken Almost Doubles Through Sperling
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Antoine Vranken raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Fabio Sperling defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Sperling check-called the 12,000 continuation-bet of Vranken.
The turn was the 
, Sperling checked again and this time Vranken bet 31,000 which was called.
The river completed the board with the 
, Sperling took over the initiative and led out for 210,000 which was worth around Vranken's stack. Vranken snap-called with 
for the turned set. Sperling held 
for the rivered two pair.
The dealer counted out Vranken's stack who had 215,000 to get the full river-bet paid.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
542,000
446,000
|
446,000 |
|
||
|
260,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |