Sontheimer Loses a Bunch then Doubles Up
The board read 
and Steffen Sontheimer check-called a bet of 110,000 from Andreas Eiler. The river brought the 
and Sontheimer checked again. Eiler announced all in, putting Sontheimer at risk for his last 330,000 but he chose to quickly muck his cards.
In the next hand, the action folded around to Sontheimer in the small blind who shipped all in for his last 325,000. Jan-Eric Schwippert looked down at his cards and instantly called. Sontheimer turned over a premium holding of 
but Schwippert woke up with 
in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and suddenly the roles were reversed. Sontheimer took the lead with a pair of aces and wouldn't look back with the 
and 
completing the board. Sontheimer got a full double up just prior to another 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,365,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
|
1,840,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
675,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |