Van Hulst Finds a Chop on the River, Doubles Next Hand
Level 36
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
A couple of hands have turned Erik van Hulst's tournament around!
First, Michal Schuh shoved from the cutoff and Van Hulst called from the small blind for around 1,600,000.
Erik van Hulst: Q♣10♦ 
Michal Schuh: Q♥J♦
The flop of K♥7♠7♦ kept Schuh in the lead, as did the 8♥ turn, but the kc] river gave them both two pair with a queen kicker.
In the next hand, Van Hulst shoved from the button and Mousa Awad called from the big blind.
Erik van Hulst: Q♥J♠
Mousa Awad: A♠8♠
Awad flopped an eight but Van Hulst turned a queen and survived the river on the 4♥8♥10♣Q♠4♦ board, which brought his stack toward the five-million mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
|
||
|
4,600,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
4,500,000
-2,650,000
|
-2,650,000 |