Molenaar Snags Chip Lead After Picking Off Zapantis’ Bluff

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Michel Molenar min-raised before he called a three-bet by Ronald Zapantis. Molenaar check-called a bet of 160,000 by Zapantis on the four-eight-deuce flop with two hearts before doing the same for 350,000 after an ace came on the turn.

A deuce of hearts paired the board and if either player had a potential flush draw it would have been completed on the river. Molenaar checked again. Zapantis slammed the table and fired out for 1.2 million. Molenaar paused for a few moments before he called.

Kamaras turned over pocket sevens and Molenaar took the chip lead after turning over ace-king to win the hand.

Michel Molenaar – 5.5 million
Ronald Zapantis – 2.5 million