We are now four-handed and Jani Sointula raised on the button making it 50,000 to play and Ronny Kaiser called in the small blind. The dealer gave us a wheel and flush induing and Kaiser check-called a 55,00 Sointula c-bet. On the turn we saw the and this time Kaiser changed his strategy and led for 90,000 and Sointula called. The final card was the and after Kaiser checked Sointula bet 185,000 which produced a sigh from Kaiser. He thought about the hand for a few minutes before eventually folding and Sointula picked up the pot.
Ronny Kaiser is the first player to pass three millions chips after a blind-versus-blind battle with Jani Sointula.
Sointula open-limped in the small blind and Kaiser checked. A flop reading was initially checked by Sointula, but he quickly called as Kaiser bet 35,000. The dealer put the out on the turn and again Sointula checked, Kaiser increased his bet size to 90,000 and Sointula made the call.
The river was the and Sointula checked for a third time. Kaiser kept his foot firmly on the gas and made it 185,000 to play. Sointula smirked and mucked his hand.
Ronny Kaiser raised to 48,000 from the button and called Grzegorz Cichocki's 130,000 three-bet from the small blind. The flop came down and Kaiser raised his opponent's 170,000 c-bet up to 375,000. Cichocki folded and was shown the .
The next hand Kaiser raised to 48,000 and took the blinds and antes.
The hand after that saw Cichocki raised to 48,000 from UTG and Jani Sointula and Kaiser called from the blinds. Neither were interested in the flop though and check-folded to the Pole's 55,000 c-bet.
Jani Sointula raised to 50,000 in the cut-off and Ronny Kaiser called on the button before Raigo Aasmaa joined in the fun from the big blind.
Flop:
Aasmaa checked, Sointula bet 85,000 and then the chip leader raised to 175,000 on the button. Aasmaa folded but Sointula made a quick call.
Turn:
Sointula checked very quickly and Kaiser counted out a bet of 350,000 and pushed it across the line. Sointula, whose hand was visibly shaking at this point, made the call and we had a pot of over one million heading to the river.
River:
Sointula once again checked very quickly and after one minutes thought Kaiser verbally declared "all-in". Sointula didn't spend too long pondering his move before folding his hand.
Ronny Kaiser and Grzegorz Cichocki have two thirds of the chips in play between them and they have both shown they are not afraid to take each other on at full speed.
In the first hand Cichocki raised to 48,000 from the button and called when Kaiser, in the big blind, three-bet to 134,000. The flop came down and both played opted to check. The fell on the turn and upon its arrival Kaiser promptly bet 140,000, which was enough to force Cichocki out of the pot.
The very next hand it folded to Kaiser in the small blind and he made it 52,000 to play in total. Cichocki mde the call and it was off to the draw heavy flop. Kaiser initially checked but quickly called when his Polish opponent bet a total of 62,000. The turn was the and now Kaiser came out betting to the tune of 80,000, a bet that Cichocki had no problems in calling. The river was the bringing in a potential diamond flush. Kaiser did not believe Cichocki had one though as he lead out with a value bet of 135,000. Cichocki obviously didn't believe Kaiser either as he called, but quickly mucked as Kaiser showed .
Jani Sointula was still looking like he was reeling from the big pot he recently lost against Ronny Kaiser when he raised from the button to 50,000. Grzegorz Cichocki was in the big blind and he defended it and the pair saw a flop of which they both checked. The turn was the and Cichocki bet 55,000 and Sointula quickly called. The river was the and for a moment Cichocki paused before betting 75,000. Sointula worked it out pretty quickly and made the call and he was good.
Raigo Aasmaa raised from the small blind to 50,000 and Jani Sointula started to have a little think. You just knew what was coming and inevitably he declared he was all-in. A confused look sprang up on the Estonians face before he mucked his hand.
Jani Sointula has become more active over the last few orbits and he does not seem fazed by the huge stack that Grzegorz Cichocki has in front of him and is willing to take him on.
It was Cichocki who opened to 48,000 from the cutoff and only Sointula, in the small blind, made the call. Both players checked the all diamond flop but Sointula came out betting when the landed on the turn. His bet was for 75,000 and it was very quickly called by Cichocki. The river was the and Sointula saw no reason to slow down, in fact he increased his bet size dramatically, making it 185,000 to play. This was enough to fold out Cichocki and Sointula scooped the pot.
Ronny Kaiser seems to have the measure of Grzegorz Cichocki and is continuing to run him over in a battle of the big stacks.
The latest battle saw Kaiser raise to 52,000 from the small blind and Cichocki make the call in the big blind. The flop came down and Kaiser quickly bet 55,000. Just as quickly his opponent called and the dealer got busy putting out the on the turn. Kaiser now slowed down and tapped the table to check. Cichocki checked behind and the action was exactly the same when another ace, the landed on the river.
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and Kaiser check-called a 55,00 Sointula c-bet. On the turn we saw the 
and this time Kaiser changed his strategy and led for 90,000 and Sointula called. The final card was the 
and after Kaiser checked Sointula bet 185,000 which produced a sigh from Kaiser. He thought about the hand for a few minutes before eventually folding and Sointula picked up the pot.
was initially checked by Sointula, but he quickly called as Kaiser bet 35,000. The dealer put the 
out on the turn and again Sointula checked, Kaiser increased his bet size to 90,000 and Sointula made the call.
and Sointula checked for a third time. Kaiser kept his foot firmly on the gas and made it 185,000 to play. Sointula smirked and mucked his hand.
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flop though and check-folded to the Pole's 55,000 c-bet.
and both played opted to check. The 
fell on the turn and upon its arrival Kaiser promptly bet 140,000, which was enough to force Cichocki out of the pot.
flop. Kaiser initially checked but quickly called when his Polish opponent bet a total of 62,000. The turn was the 
and now Kaiser came out betting to the tune of 80,000, a bet that Cichocki had no problems in calling. The river was the 
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and Aasmaa led for 65,000. Kaiser folded quickly.
which they both checked. The turn was the 
and Cichocki bet 55,000 and Sointula quickly called. The river was the 
and Sointula saw no reason to slow down, in fact he increased his bet size dramatically, making it 185,000 to play. This was enough to fold out Cichocki and Sointula scooped the pot.
on the turn. Kaiser now slowed down and tapped the table to check. Cichocki checked behind and the action was exactly the same when another ace, the 