Maal Finishes7th in $1500 Limit Shootout

Sijbrand Maal had another strong finish for Everest finishing 7th in the $1500 Limit Holdem Shootout at the conclusion of this hand reported on by PokerNews:

Brian Tate four-bet preflop and Sijbrand Maal made the call. The flop came {8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} and Tate bet. Maal raised and a series of raises occurred until action was capped at 75,000.

When the {Q-Spades} hit the turn, Tate bet and Maal raised all in for 54,000 total. Tate called and showed {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} for top two pair while Maal showed {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for a pair of queens with a flush draw.

The river was a blank and no help to Maal. He was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place and will take home $17,215.