Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Julian Thomas raised to 9,000 from middle position and Pascal Lefrancois called from the button before Ramiro Petrone came along from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was three ways.
The flop was 
and all three players checked to see 
on the turn. All three players checked again and the river was 
.
Petrone and Thomas checked before Lefrancois bet 18,000. Petrone used a time bank while he counted out chips and committed them to the pot. Thomas folded and the cards were turned up.
Lefrancois turned over 
for king-high, but Petrone tabled 
to take the pot with ace-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
289,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
258,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
248,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
and Mattern spiked an ace, leaving Schemion drawing to just one out. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river sealed the German's fate.
on the board when Jan-Eric Schwippert bet 20,000 from the small blind and Sirzat Hissou called from the big blind. The turn was 
.
, but Hissou had 
paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the 
and Gierse started with a check. Kisacikoglu bet 5,000 and Gierse check-raised to 13,000 which Kisacikoglu called.
and Gierse led out with a bet of 11,000. Kisacikoglu still called and the 
completed the board. Gierse shipped all in for 35,500 and Kisacikoglu went into the tank. Three time banks later, Kisacikoglu finally decided to let his hand go.
and both players tapped the table. Thorel showed 
and Brewer was unable to beat it.