Kiers Hits Half a Million
Level 16
: Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Martijn Kiers opened from early position to 10,000 and Stanislav Ivanov three-bet to 32,500 from the small blind. Kiers then put in a four-bet to around 65,000, and Ivanov shoved for roughly 140,000. Kiers snap-called.
Stanislav Ivanov: K?K? 
Martijn Kiers: Q?Q?
Ivanov was in great shape to score a late double-up, but the flop of Q?A?2? severely dampened his plans as Kiers improved to middle set. An 8? on the turn wasn't any help to Ivanov, and neither was the 8? river, which meant he was eliminated and Kiers' stack grew to around half a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | |
|
Busted |