Bottom of the Klaass

Up on the feature table, Gerret Van Lancker raised to 27,000, and to his left RIcardo Klaasen shoved for around 220,000. Everyone else got out of their way, Van Lancker made the call, and they were on their backs.

Klaassen: :::Jc :::Jh
Van Lancker: :::As :::Kh

Flop: :::4h :::9h :::8h – “No hearts,” commanded Klaassen and walked away from the table, unable to look.

Turn: :::Js – “It’s a jack!” another player called to him – but Klaassen was still praying to his own personal poker gods to keep further hearts at bay. It didn’t work.

River: :::2h

“F***!” cried Klaassen, with feeling. He is now busto in 13th place, and Van Lancker is at 480,000.