Verboven Regains 3:2 Chip Lead

After finding themselves roughly even at the break, Filip Verboven is beginning to pull away again – he’s now at around 3 million to Ruggiero Scommegna’s 1.9 million.

The hand that did the most damage to Scommegna’s stack was this one. Verboven min-raised from the button and Scommegna called to see a :::Qd :::Qc :::5h flop. He checked it, before calling a 100,000 bet from Verboven.

Both players checked the :::4s turn and proceeded to a :::3s river. Scommegna now bet out 190,000, but Verboven made the call, tabling K-5 for two pair, queens and fives. Scommegna could only boast K-2 for just the pair of queens on the board, and Verboven is now firmly back in the lead.