On a flop Jack Salter checked to Christian Christner who bet 18,000 into 36,000. Salter thought before check-raising to 125,000 with barely 5,000 behind. Christner called - a misclick - and the turn was the with the remaining chips going in.
Jack Salter:
Christian Christner:
The river was the and Christner's queen-high was good enough to send Salter to the rail.
After a raise by Fedor Holz and a big three-bet by Christian Christner in the small blind, the former called and faced a bet of 65,000 by Christner on the flop. Holz called and the duo then checked through the turn. After the river, Christner bet 80,000 and Holz reluctantly called to muck when Christner flashed the .
Sam Greenwood opened to 15,000 on the button and received a call by Kahle Burns in the small blind. The flop was checked by both players while Burns check-called a bet of 25,000 on the turn. As soon as the appeared on the river, Kahle Burns checked the third street in a row. Greenwood made it 50,000 to go and that ultimately forced a fold from Burns.
Claas Segebrecht joined the competition a few minutes into the new level and Jan-Eric re-entered to make it 15 entries in total, of which 12 players remain.
With two short-handed tables now going on, the raises and three-bet sizes have changed slightly.
Jack Salter opened to 18,000 and Kazuhiko Yotsushika in the small blind three-bet to 37,000, which Salter called. On the flop, the action went check, check, and a bet of 32,000 by Yotsushika on the turn won the pot without further resistance.
Over on table eight, Michael Lim limped in and Sam Greenwood on the button made it 20,000 to go. Kahle Burns three-bet to 70,000 in the small blind and Lim as well as Greenwood both folded.
The additions of Jack Salter and Kazuhiko Yotsushika boost the field size to 13 entries and, with now 10 players remaining, a second table opened. Action will get back underway shortly.
Dietrich Fast raised to 12,500 from early position and Fedor Holz called in the small blind.
Holz check-called a bet of 9,000 on the flop. The turn was the and Holz checked again. Fast bet a hefty 65,000 and Holz called.
The river was the . Holz checked for the third time and Fast bet 125,000. The seconds ticked down into the break before Holz eventually called all in for 105,500. Fast showed for missed straight and flush draws, while Holz took down the pot with for top pair.
Christian Christner opened to 11,000 and Dietrich Fast made it 40,000 to go, Christner called after brief consideration. On a flop of , Christner checked and called a bet of 22,500 by Fast before the on the turn brought no betting action. On the river, Christner made it 91,000 to go and that proved to be too much for Fast.
Despite losing this pot, Fast still sits comfortable at the top of the counts.
Kahle Burns and Sam Greenwood won pots without showdown while Dietrich Fast successfully three-bet an open raise of Greenwood from 12,000 to 40,000 in order to scoop the pot.
Then, Fedor Holz showed up for his second bullet and took a seat between Tsugunari Toma and Christian Christner. It wouldn't take long for Holz to get involved in the action and he raised to 11,500, Manig Loeser defended his big blind. The flop fell and Loeser check-called a bet worth 7,000. The turn was checked through and Loeser also checked the river. Holz bet 31,000 and Loeser called to get shown , which he had beat with for a straight.
Greenwood raised to 12,000 and Michael Lim called. Loeser three-bet out of the small blind to 54,000 and that was good enough to win the pot without showdown.