Bisgaard Doubles; New Chip Leader
First in from the cutoff seat, Paul Pitchford raised to 24,000. Jeppe Bisgaard called from the button, and big blind Kaveh Payman also came along to go three-handed to the flop.
It brought , and Payman checked first. Pitchford did as well, and Bisgaard took his cue to bet 51,000 at the pot. Payman promptly check-raised to 141,000 straight, getting Pitchford out of the way and sending the decision back to Bigsaard. He knew what to do. All in came the rest of his chips, a bit less than 200,000 total, and Payman called off the extra bit to put him at risk.
Showdown
Bisgaard:
Payman:
Bisgaard's overpair was looking good to double him up, and the turn and river locked it up. The and filled out the board, and a set of jacks means we have a new chip leader.
Bisgaard - 430,000
Payman - 180,000