Steve Belland started the action immediately as he raised the bet to 7,500. Eric Eelkema decided to jam in his stack for 68,000 and the two large pairs battled it out.

Belland:
Eelkema:

The flop wasn’t much help for Eelkema with the and he was in dire need of another hook or the runner-runner straight.

The turn card ruined Eelkema’s straight possibility and was down to two outs. The river sent Eelkema packing with the and Belland kept stacking.

Steve Belland - 200,000 (67 bb)
Eric Eelkema - eliminated