Steffen Sontheimer opened in the cutoff, and Christoph Vogelsang made it 85,000 in the big blind. Sontheimer shoved all in for about 400,000, and Vogelsang snap-called.
Sontheimer:
Vogelsang:
"Let's make a straight," Sontheimer said cheerfully.
Dan Shak let him know he would need to, since Shak mucked a five. The flop came , and Sontheimer observed that wasn't a good one. The turn and river were bricks, and Sontheimer got up to leave. After he was gone, Andrew Lichtenberger said he'd folded the other five.
Koray Aldemir completed the blind, and Stefan Schillhabel made it 34,000 to go. Aldemir moved all in, and Schillhabel called right away, showing . Aldemir also showed a , then inched it over to reveal an beneath it.
The flop, turn and river came , and Aldemir sent 333,000, nearly all of his stack, to his fellow German.
From the hi-jack, Koray Aldemir moved all in for 39,000 and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 68,000 from the small blind as Rainer Kempe dropped out from the big.
Aldemir:
Bonomo:
The board ran out to see Aldemir double through to just under 100,000 in chips while Bonomo takes a step back to 2,460,000.
Koray Aldemir is back in it after being down to a few blinds. He jammed on the button for 98,000, and Daniel Negreanu called in the big blind.
"I have the nuts," Aldemir declared, tabling first the then the .
Negreanu was dominated with . The flop gave him hope for a chop, as a deuce or a king would give both players the same hand. A was a disappointing turn for Negreanu, but he still seemed hopeful for a positive outcome on the river. However, the fell, no help to the Canadian star.
The action passed to Byron Kaverman on the button and he opened to 22,000. Andrew Lichtenberger called in the big blind and checked the flop.
Kaverman continued for 22,000 only to have Lichtenberger check-raise to 64,000. Kaverman called and both players checked the on the turn.
The river landed the and Lichtenberger pushed out a bet of 131,000 as Kaverman entered the tank and eventually had to use one of his time extension buttons.
Kaverman finally found a decision, and that was to call. Lichtenberger tabled his for eight-high while Kaverman rolled over his for two pair.
As Lichtenberger dropped to 200,000, Kaverman climbed to be just a few big blinds shy of 2 million in chips.
Koray Aldemir opened under the gun for 23,000 and got one caller in Stefan Schillhabel. From the cutoff, Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 58,000, and only Schillhabel came along for the flop. Both players checked, with Negreanu tanking enough to use an extension. On the , they checked again, and a completed the board. Schillhabel checked, and Negreanu again put in an extension before opting to check again.
Schillhabel showed , and Negreanu fling his into the air in disgust.
"That's what I was thinking for some reason was pocket fives," he said.
Justin Bonomo opened to 23,000 in the hi-jack and both Rainer Kempe and Pratyush Buddiga called in the cutoff and button.
The flop was checked through as the landed on the turn and Bonomo bet 70,000. Only Kempe called, and when the river landed the , Bonomo went into the tank and used one time extension button before betting 350,000.
It was now Kempe's turn to use a time extension button, and as it was about to expire, Kempe mucked.
, and Sontheimer observed that wasn't a good one. The turn and river were bricks, and Sontheimer got up to leave. After he was gone, Andrew Lichtenberger said he'd folded the other five.
with roughly 200,000 in the pot, Justin Bonomo checked over to Stefan Schillhabel.
for a straight.
flop.
and said he's had this hand five or six times today.
. Aldemir also showed a 
, then inched it over to reveal an 
beneath it. 
, and Aldemir sent 333,000, nearly all of his stack, to his fellow German.
. 
flop gave him hope for a chop, as a deuce or a king would give both players the same hand. A 
was a disappointing turn for Negreanu, but he still seemed hopeful for a positive outcome on the river. However, the 
fell, no help to the Canadian star.
flop.
on the turn.
flop. Both players checked, with Negreanu tanking enough to use an extension. On the 
completed the board. Schillhabel checked, and Negreanu again put in an extension before opting to check again. 
into the air in disgust. 
flop was checked through as the 