Hand #52: Steffen Sontheimer raised to 20,000 on the button with before Mike Watson three-bet to 54,000 with . Sontheimer opted for a call and the flop landed .
Watson continued for 40,000 and Sontheimer used a time bank chip for some extra time to deliberate. He then moved all in over the top for 171,000 and Watson snapped it off with the overpair.
Sontheimer:
Watson:
Sontheimer was open-ended but the turn and river couldn’t save him, taking us down to the direct money bubble with only four remaining.
Hand #47: Sam Trickett raised to 20,000 from under the gun and was called by Fedor Holz in the cutoff as well as Nick Petrangelo in the big blind.
The flop came and all three players checked.
The same would follow as the dropped on the turn.
The completed the board and the action checked around to Holz who bet out 27,000. Petrangelo then came over the top with a raise to 105,000 which saw Trickett snap-fold. Holz tanked for 30-seconds and used a time-bank chip before finally opting to fold.
Hand #48: Steffen Sontheimer raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and took down the blinds and antes after his opponents folded.
Hand #49: Mike Watson raised to 18,000 from the cutoff and was called by Fedor Holz in the big blind.
The flop came and Holz check-folded after a 16,000 continuation bet from Watson.
Hand #50: Mike Watson opened to 18,000 from under the gun before Nick Petrangelo raised to 52,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back around to Watson who snap-mucked his hand.
Hand #51: Petrangelo raised to 20,000 from under the gun and watched as one-by-one his opponents tossed their cards to the muck.
Hand #45: Sam Trickett raised to 15,000 on the button with and Steffen Sontheimer defended his big blind with . The flop landed and Sontheimer checked to Trickett who continued for 14,000.
Sontheimer stuck around and the arrived on the turn. The action was checked through and the river completed a straight on board. Sontheimer fired at it for 32,000 and the four spades on board scared Trickett off.
Hand #46: Fedor Holz put in a button raise to 15,000 with and Mike Watson called from the big blind with . The flop came and Watson checked it over to Holz.
Holz continued for 22,000 and Watson made the call to see the turn card.
Watson checked again before Holz bet 67,000. Watson called and the completed the board. After a final check from Watson, Holz used a time bank chip, before loading up and firing for 163,000.
Watson couldn’t call with just second pair and Holz’s bluff got through.
Hand #40: Mike Watson raised to 14,000 from under the gun and was called by Steffen Sontheimer in the big blind.
The flop came and Sontheimer checked over to Watson who threw out a continuation bet totalling 12,000. Sontheimer then came over the top and raised to 28,000. Watson called.
The turn brought another and this time Sontheimer check-folded after Watson tossed out 25,000.
Hand #41: Fedor Holz raised to 15,000 from the button before Steffen Sontheimer moved all in for 122,000 from the small blind. Mike Watson folded his big blind and Holz folded immediately after as Sontheimer took down the pot.
Hand #42: Fedor Holz raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and found no love as the button and blinds folded their hands.
Hand #43: The action folded around to Nick Petrangelo in the small blind who limped into the pot. Sam Trickett then raised to 18,000 from the big blind and Petrangelo called.
The flop came and Petrangelo checked. Trickett reached for his chips and fired out 12,000 only to watch Petrangelo come over the top with a raise to 36,000. Trickett thought for a moment then mucked his hand.
Hand #44: Fedor Holz received a walk in the big blind after a series of folds.
Hand #35: Mike Watson raised to 14,000 under the gun with before Sam Trickett moved all in from the button for 122,000 holding . The rest of the table folded and Trickett collected the pot.
Hand #36: Fedor Holz raised to 15,000 on the button with and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #37: Fedor Holz raised to 15,000 in the cutoff with and again took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #38: Steffen Sontheimer raised from the cutoff holding and took down the pot.
Hand #39: Steffen Sontheimer raised to 14,000 under the gun with before Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind for 140,000 with . Sontheimer called it off and they were off to the races.
The board ran out to see Trickett locking up the pot on the flop to double up and drop Sontheimer to the short stack.
Hand #30: The action folded around to Fedor Holz in the small blind who limped into the pot. Steffen Sontheimer checked from the big blind before both players watched the flop come .
Both players checked as the dealer produced the on the turn. Sontheimer check-called a bet of 11,000 from Holz as the then completed the board.
After Sontheimer checked on the river Holz took his full 30 seconds before tossing out 22,000. Sontheimer thought for a moment then opted to fold.
Hand #31: Fedor Holz raised to 15,000 from the button only to be met with a reraise to 52,000 from Steffen Sontheimer in the small blind. Nick Petrangelo quickly folded and Holz didn't waste and time folding as well.
Hand #32: Sam Trickett raised to 15,000 from under the gun before Steffen Sontheimer three-bet his second hand in a row to 42,000. Trickett's initial 30-seconds ran out and was forced to use another time bank chip before agonisingly mucking his hand.
Hand #33: Fedor Holz raised to 13,000 from under the gun and was called by Sam Trickett in the big blind.
The flop came and Trickett checked. Holz fired out 20,000 which was enough to take down the pot as Trickett mucked his hand.
Hand #34: Nick Petrangelo raised to 15,000 from the button and was called by Fedor Holz in the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the and Holz bet out 15,000. Petrangelo opted to fold and Holz took down another pot.
and Fedor Holz defended his big blind holding 
. 
, Holz checked, and Petrangelo’s continuation bet took it down. 
before Mike Watson three-bet to 54,000 with 
. Sontheimer opted for a call and the flop landed 
. 
turn and 
river couldn’t save him, taking us down to the direct money bubble with only four remaining.
and all three players checked. 
dropped on the turn. 
and Holz check-folded after a 16,000 continuation bet from Watson. 
and Steffen Sontheimer defended his big blind with 
. The flop landed 
river completed a straight on board. Sontheimer fired at it for 32,000 and the four spades on board scared Trickett off. 
. The flop came 
and Watson checked it over to Holz. 
and Sontheimer checked over to Watson who threw out a continuation bet totalling 12,000. Sontheimer then came over the top and raised to 28,000. Watson called. 
and this time Sontheimer check-folded after Watson tossed out 25,000. 
and again took down the blinds and antes. 
before Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind for 140,000 with 
.
and Holz bet out 15,000. Petrangelo opted to fold and Holz took down another pot.