Thor Lays Down The Hammer Blow

Paul van t Veer checked his hole cards before raising to 5,300 from middle position. Thor Erik Higraff was next to act and he three-bet to 12,800. With the action back on him, van t Veer verbally announced "27.3" and made a four-bet to that amount.

Higraff rubbed his bearded chin, took a sip of his water before moving all-in for 104,800 in total. van t Veer called and the huge pot created.

van t Veer turned over :::Qh:::Qd a powerhouse of a hand yet one that was in terrible shape against Higraff’s :::Ac:::Ah. Higraff knelt on his seat and watched intently as the dealer got to work putting the aces-friendly :::jd:::4d:::9h:::3s:::3d board into view and van t Veer silently handed over a large portion of his hard-earned stack.

Thor Erik Higraff	230,000	188,100
Paul van t Veer	155,000	-95,000