Ripnick Triples as Molenaar Takes a Big Chunk Off Nguyen
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
John Ripnick moved all in for 225,000 in the cutoff and Qui Nguyen called on the button. Michel Molenaar then reshoved for 850,000 in the small blind and Nguyen spent several minutes standing by his seat and looking back at the clock before calling.
John Ripnick: K♣J♦ 
Michel Molenaar: Q♦Q♠
Qui Nguyen: A♠8♥
Molenaar was ahead with his queens as the flop came 2♦9♦8♠. The turn was the K♦ and Ripnick moved in the lead with a pair of kings. The 9♣ completed the board and Ripnick tripled, while Molenaar doubled up off Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
350,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
|
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