Hands #197-199: Ronald Haverkamp Knocked Down to 18 Big Blinds

Feb 24, 2025

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HAND #197  –  Ronald Haverkamp limps for 250,000, and Artem Vezhenkov checks his option in the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of Diamond 9Spade 7Club 5Spade 9, Vezhenkov checks, Haverkamp bets 300,000, and Vezhenkov folds. Haverkamp takes the pot.


HAND #198  –  Artem Vezhenkov limps for 250,000, Ronald Haverkamp raises from the big blind to 600,000, and Vezhenkov calls. The flop comes Diamond QHeart 2Club 2, Haverkamp bets 375,000, and Vezhenkov calls. The turn card is the Spade 9, Haverkamp checks, Vezhenkov bets 550,000, and Haverkamp calls.

The river card is the Heart 5, Haverkamp checks, Vezhenkov bets 2,100,000, and Haverkamp folds. Vezhenkov takes the pot.

Artem Vezhenkov  –  31,300,000  (125 bb)
Ronald Haverkamp  –  6,100,000  (24 bb)


HAND #199  –  Ronald Haverkamp limps for 250,000, and Artem Vezhenkov checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Diamond ASpade 9Spade 2, Vezhenkov checks, Haverkamp bets 250,000, and Vezhenkov calls. The turn card is the Club 7, and both players check.

The river card is the Spade Q, Vezhenkov bets 1,000,000, and Haverkamp calls. Vezhenkov shows Spade AHeart 7 to win the pot with two pair, aces and sevens, and Haverkamp mucks.

Artem Vezhenkov  –  32,800,000  (131 bb)
Ronald Haverkamp  –  4,600,000  (18 bb)

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