Nomuro Doubles Through Scholten

We picked up the action on the turn as big blind Freek Scholten bet out 75,000 on [8hJcKd] [9h]. His opponent, partypoker sponsored player Renato Nomura, shoved for 229,000 from middle position. Scholten called. Freek Scholten: [AhTh] Renato Nomura: [QdTs] The [2d] on the river was the wrong kind of red card for

Mathis Busts Another One, Scholten Exits

Freek Scholten was all in for his last 890,000 in chips and found a challenger in Marty Mathis. Scholten had [AhKd] and was up against [ThTs]. The board ran out [4c4d6s] [Jh] [Js] and that was it for Scholten as he exited the tournament room. Down to 17 players now,

Scholten Getting Trapped

Freek Scholten raised from the hijack to 90,000 with [2h2d] and he was called by Sergio Iralasky from the small blind with [qctc] and Marty Mathis from the big blind with [8d5c]. The [qhtstd] flop gave a boat to Iralasky and he checked. So did Mathis but Scholten took a stab

Scholten and Mathis Chop

Freek Scholten raised to 60,000 from the hijack and it folded to Marty Mathis on the big blind. He pushed all in for 840,000 and Scholten wanted a count. When the amount was confirmed he called. Freek Scholten: [acqc] Marty Mathis: [askh] The board ran out in spectacular fashion as [qd4d2d8djd] was dealt

Freek Scholten Eliminated

Joao Simao raised from the button to 35,000 holding [jd3d] and Freek Scholten found [kskc] in the big blind. He opted to just call and the two saw a [asjs3h] flop that gave Simao two pair. Scholten check-called a bet of 35,000 to see the [4s] on the turn where he

Scholten Getting Shorter

Freek Scholten sat under the gun with [kd5d] and he was heads-up against Anthony Zinno with [ksqh] from the hijack. The [ackhkc] flop was on the board. Scholten bet 24,000 on the flop and Zinno raised to 101,000. Scholten called to see the [2c] on the turn. Both players checked this

Scholten With the Accidental Call

Niall Farrell was first to act but folded, missing out on what would become a family pot. All players were in the hand for the minimum with Sergio Iralasky (hijack), Freek Scholten (cutoff), Jack Sinclair (button), Marty Mathis (small blind), and Antonio Martinac (big bind) all seeing a flop of

Small Pot for Mathis

Niall Farrell opened the cutoff for 15,000 and Freek Scholten (button) and Marthy Mathis (big blind) called. The trio checked down the board till the river as the dealer fanned [4h5sAc] [8d] [7h]. Mathis bet out 17,000 and Farrell called, Scholten folded. Mathis showed [6c8h] for the turned pair and rivered