Van Rooij Eliminates Two at Once
Level 8
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jay O'Leary opened to 5,200 from under the gun, which Merijn van Rooij called in the cutoff. Ali Al-Kubasi came along in the small blind before Andras Matrai moved all in from the big blind for 21,100. O'Leary folded, but Van Rooij responded with a four-bet to 106,000. Al-Kubasi gave it serious consideration before deciding to risk his own 95,000.
Andras Matrai: J♦9♦
Ali Al-Kubasi: Q♥6♥
Merijn van Rooij: A♥Q♦
Van Rooij was the only player involved who didn't stand up to watch the runout. Remaining seated, he watched as his ace-queen held on to the lead over the Q♠K♠3♦2♠8♦ runout, seeing him eliminate two as the day came to a close.