Piqué Eliminates Lakemeier, Takes Chip Lead
Gerard Piqué raised from early position and found a call from Jens Lakemeier in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and the two were heads up to the flop.
The dealer spread 
on the felt and Piqué checked. Lakemeier fired out a bet of an unknown amount and Piqué called to see fourth street.
The turn was the 
and Piqué checked. Lakemeier continued his aggression with a bet of 18,500.
"How much do you have left?" Piqué asked, eyeing up Lakemeier's stack of about 45,000. "Okay, I'm all in."
Lakemeier counted his stack a few times and decided to make the call.
Lakemeier: 
Piqué: 
Both players picked up club draws on the turn and Lakemeier was shocked to find that he was ahead going to the river. That all changed in the blink of an eye, however, as the 
drilled the river and paired Piqué. Lakemeier was eliminated and Piqué dragged in a pot that boosts him into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
. Berende checked, and Chartier continued his aggressive in-position role with a bet of 4,100. Berende called.
, and both players checked to see the 
flop, fireworks flew between Piqué and Berende.
for top pair, top kicker. Berende had better, though, with the 
after slyly just calling in position with the two kings preflop.
, leaving Piqué needing an ace or a queen on the river to win the hand and bust Berende. The 
and was racing with Seiver's 
.
to pair the board, and Chartier bet 9,500. Piqué opted to put in a raise and made it 22,000 to go. Chartier didn't go anywhere and made the call.
for a flush, and he won the pot.
