Level 19
: 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
James Chen made it 2,500,000 on the button with 
but Christoph Vogelsang made it 6,100,000 in the small blind with 
. Chin Wei Lim folded his big blind and Chen gave it some thought but made a good fold.
In the next hand, Vogelsang raised to 2,200,000 on the button with 
and Cary Katz defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Katz checked again and Vogelsang fired out a bet of 2,500,000 with a straight draw and Katz instantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,200,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
27,200,000
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |
|
||
|
25,800,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
|
||
and Christoph Vogelsang just flat-called in the cutoff with 
on the turn and Chen counted out a bet of 2,500,000. Vogelsang looked back at his cards and slid them to the muck, handing over the chip lead to Chen.
flop. The 
on the turn left Nitsche drawing dead to the 
on the river.
on the turn narrowed Nitsche's outs even further and the 
gave Vogelsang a flush to score a double up.
