Sturm Goes For It All
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In the final hand of the last level, Leon Sturm raised his button to 33,000 and Juan Pardo responded by three-betting to 90,000 from the button. Sturm made the call and called Pardo's 55,000 bet on the Q?5?2? flop as well.
Pardo then slowed down and checked the A? turn, after which Sturm took the initiative and bet out 85,000. Pardo now was the one that called and the pair saw the J? river complete the board.
Pardo checked again and Sturm thought for a while before pushing his stack in the middle, leaving only a single T-1,000 chip behind. Pardo then spent a long time agonized in the tank, but eventually let his hand go, seeing Sturm obtain a strong chip lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
635,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
382,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
380,000
-213,000
|
-213,000 |
|
355,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
325,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
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