Van den Berg's Two Pair Good Enough for Double

Level 19
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Thierry van den Berg was pondering a self-proclaimed ''tough call''. On a completed board of his opponent Andrea Piazza had gone all-in from the button after a check from big blind Van den Berg. The pot was worth roughly 120,000 and the jam was for a bit more, 149,000 effective.
Eventually, Van den Berg called and got shown that he was right. His beat the missed straight draw of Piazza, who played
. Van den Berg was relieved, while Piazza was left behind with 4,000 chips, looking for an opportunity to spin it up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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418,000
375,500
|
375,500 |
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4,000
-118,800
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-118,800 |