Vandersmissen Bubble Double
The flop read when Kevin Vandersmissen bet out 28,000 from the big blind position. A couple seats down, Maurizio Baisi made it 56,000 to go. Vandersmissen made it 104,000, Baisi then went all in, and Vandersmissen called all in. There was a pause of some minutes while the other tables finished their hands, which Vandersmissen spent giggling and flipping off his buddies who were saying something presumably hilarious in Dutch behind him, and then the cards were turned over.
Baisi: for two pair
Vandersmissen: for a bigger two pair
Turn:
River:
Vandersmissen had even more reason to giggle when the hand was over - he'd survived the bubble and doubled up to around 600,000. Baisi meanwhile was left with just 35,000 - not a good spot to be in on the bubble. But a few tables down, another player was all in and called...