Vonk Makes Big Call of Peters' Third Barrel, Is Rewarded
Marcel Vonk opened with a raise to 150,000 from the small blind, and David Peters quickly called in the big blind.
The flop came a provocative . Vonk checked, and Peters pushed out a bet of 185,000. Vonk spent little time before making the call.
The turn was a proverbial hold'em "blank" card -- the . Vonk again checked, and this time Peters bet 410,000. Vonk thought a little longer this time before calling.
The river was the , putting a third spade on board. Vonk checked once more, and Peters fired a third time, for 1.23 million this time.
Vonk leaned back in his chair, hands behind his back, and thought about what to do. After a couple of minutes he leaned forward and cut out the chips needed to call. Finally, he pushed the chips forward.
"You got it," said Peters, who was reluctant to show his hand. Eventually both players ended up tabling their cards. Peters showed his , while Vonk showed he'd made a big call there with his .
That one moves Vonk up to 6.4 million, and drops Peters to 3.25 million.