Semaska and the Ladies
With a dead small blind, Mattias Bergstrom raised from under the gun to 25,000. Action folded a couple seats over to Pascal Hartmann in middle position and he called. Play then folded to Justas Semaska in the big blind. Semaska three-bet and made it 82,000 to go. Bergstrom thought for a minute or two prior to coming back with a four-bet to 155,000. Hartmann mucked and Semaska moved all in for 387,000. Bergstrom called.
Semaska held the 
and was in a classic coinflip situation with Bergstrom, who held the 
.
The flop came down 
and kept Semaska in front. Although Bergstrom flopped a Broadway straight draw, it would be no good due to the paired flop as Semaska would then make a full house.
The turn brought the 
and now Bergstrom needed just an ace or a king to eliminate Semaska.
The river landed with the 
and Bergstrom had missed. That was good news for Semaska because his queens held and he doubled up to just over 800,000. Bergstrom still holds over a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | -111,000 |
|
1,100,000 | 410,000 |
|
806,000 | 356,000 |