Play has been slow this level, and we haven't seen many big pots besides the one Francisco Da Costa Santos won. There is still a lot of play left in the current level, and there is no rush for any of these players to get their money into the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
312,000 | |
|
230,000 | -10,000 |
|
165,000 | 11,000 |
|
120,000 | |
|
78,000 | -12,000 |
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 12,000 pre flop after which Francisco Da Costa Santos three-bet to 38,000 from the button. After both blinds folded it was back on Lichtenberger who made the call.
The flop brought out 
, and Lichtenberger check-called 35,000. On the turn the 
hit, and both players checked.
The river was the 
and Lichtenberger bet 30,000. About a minute went by, and all of a sudden Santos put out a big raise. Lichtenberger folded immediately and Santos erupted.
The Portugese smashed his cards, 
, onto the table and did a victory lap. Lichtenberger frowned, but remained silent as he lost a serious chuck of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
312,000 | 102,000 |
|
|
120,000 | -115,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
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Only small pots have been played so far, and these are the most recent chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 24,000 |
|
|
235,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
210,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
154,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
90,000 | -35,000 |
Aku Joentausta raised to 8,000 pre flop and Ana Marquez called from the big blind. The flop brought out 
, and Marquez checked. Joentausta bet 10,000, but folded after Marquez made it 28,000 to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
216,000 | 19,000 |
|
|
194,000 | -21,000 |
The top four stacks are all within just a few big blinds of each other, and Aku Joentausta just took a slight chip lead.
Francisco Da Costa Santos raised under the gun and Joentausta called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Joentausta checked to Santos who bet 9,000. The Finn raised it up to 24,000 and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
195,000 | -18,000 |
Ana Marquez raised to 8,000 under the gun and Andrew Lichtenberger called. The action was folded to Petteri Kalenius who committed the extra chips from the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and both Kalenius and Marquez check-folded to Lichtenberger's 16,000-chip bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
197,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
196,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
125,000 | -8,000 |
Petteri Kalenius has played quite a lot of pots right off the bat, and he just raised to 9,000 from the button. Ana Marquez was in the small blind and she three-bet pot. Kalenius followed with the call.
The flop brought out 
and Marquez took down the pot with a 45,000-chip bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | 29,000 |
|
|
133,000 | -33,000 |
