Sontheimer Goes for the Big Check-Raise
Niveau 13
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Adrian Mateos raised to 18,000 on the button and Steffen Sontheimer called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Sontheimer checked his option. Mateos continued for 14,000 and Sontheimer made the call.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Sontheimer checked for the third time and Mateos fired 18,000. Sontheimer made a huge check-raise to 125,000, forcing Mateos to muck his cards.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
432,000
-53,000
|
-53,000 |
|
||
|
403,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
and Marchese checked to Soverel who bet 15,000. Marchese opted to respond with a check-raise to 52,000, and Soverel called.
, and Marchese checked again as Soverel pushed out a bet of 60,000. 
, both players checked.
for a flopped set, and Soverel folded.
which was way ahead of Holz's 
.
flop looked promising for Seiver but the 
on the turn flipped things around. The river was the 
and Seiver was eliminated at the hands of Holz.
and Aldemir continued for 11,500 with Hellmuth folding.