Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
The action folded to Brandon Sheils in the small blind, and he raised to 155,000 and left himself 1,000 behind. Benoit Lam called from the big blind, and the flop fell 
.
Sheils went into the tank and eventually checked after a minute or so had passed. Lam bet to put Sheils all in, and the Brit once again went into the tank, with a pay jump at stake.
Nearly two minutes passed before the Lam called the clock and Sheils called with just two seconds left to act.
Lam tabled 
for top pair, and Sheils needed to hit to survive with 
.
The turn 
increased Sheils' outs, and when the 
hit the river, he found the straight to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
210,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
and Sheils took ten seconds to put his last chip in the middle which caused a couple of smiles across the table. He was quickly called by Kovalski and Sheils tabled his hand saying ''that is a really good flop for me'' while he showed 
. Kovalski was behind with 
. 
and the 
was dealt on the river to award Sheils the double up.
, and Kovalski bet 27,000 from the cutoff after the action had checked to him. 
hit the turn. Shiels then check-called a 40,000 bet, and when the 
appeared on the river, the action checked to showdown. 
for two pair, but Kovalski revealed 
for the higher two pair to drag the pot.
and Hutter now check-called a bet of 110,000. The 
. Machon checked, Theologis bet 12,000, and the former raised to 36,000. 
and both players took their time to check. The turn was the 
