Hands #235-238: Maksym Klopotok Doubles Again

Mar 22, 2024

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HAND #235 – Rutger Hennen raises to 1,000,000 on the button and Maksym Klopotok calls.

The flop comes Heart 5Heart JHeart 3 and Hennen bets 1,200,000. Klopotok then moves all in for 7,800,000 and Hennen calls.

Maksym Klopotok: Diamond QDiamond J
Rutger Hennen: Heart KSpade 9

Klopotok is ahead with top pair, while Hennen has a flush draw. The Spade 3 turn is safe for Klopotok, while the river comes the Club A and Klopotok doubles up again.


HAND #236 – Maksym Klopotok raises to 1,000,000 on the button and Rutger Hennen calls.

The flop comes Diamond 9Spade 3Spade 4 and Klopotok bets another 1,200,000. Hennen folds.


HAND #237 – Rutger Hennen limps in and Maksym Klopotok checks.

Both players check to the turn on a board of Spade 3Club KSpade 8Heart 5 where Klopotok bets 500,000 and Hennen quickly folds.


HAND #238 – Maksym Klopotok limps in, Rutger Hennen raises to 1,000,000, and Klopotok calls.

The flop comes Diamond 5Heart JSpade 6 and Hennen bets 1,200,000. Klopotok calls.

The turn is the Diamond 3 and Hennen bets 2,000,000. Klopotok again calls to see the Club 5 river.

Hennen slows down and checks, and Klopotok then bets 6,000,000. Hennen quickly folds yet again as Klopotok continues to make up ground in this heads-up match.

Maksym Klopotok- 24,100,000 (60 bb)
Rutger Hennen- 29,500,000 (74 bb)

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