Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
In a battle button versus big blind, Jean-Noel Thorel bet the 
flop for 150,000 and Benjamin Pollak check-called. Pollak checked again the 
on the turn and called a bet of 250,000 before checking the 
on the river. Thorel bet 475,000 and Pollak called.
Thorel showed 
for a straight and Pollak sighed visibly, then mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,860,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
2,750,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
1,480,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
||
flop. Both checked the 
turn and Foxen bet the 
river for 280,000. Pollak called and was shown the 
for aces and fives by Foxen.
and both invested 125,000. The 
fell on the river and Foxen checked. Pollak now bet 370,000 and Foxen used one time bank before making the call. Pollak revealed 
for a straight and gained back the chips he had previously lost to Foxen.
flop was no threat for Riess yet, however, the 
appeared on the turn and Thorel improved to a full house. Riess had four outs remaining with the sevens and queens for a superior full house, but the 
turn for 100,000, Riess called. The 
and showed 
for a straight, Foxen mucked.
and Vaskaboinikau doubled.
and headed to the rail in 5th place. Vaskaboinikau had won his seat for the event in a �5,200 Satellite the previous evening and turned that into a payday of �267,800.
. Both checked, Thorel bet the