Jani Sointula is down to 430,000 chips after losing a 1.7 million pot to Grzegorz Cichocki.
The Finn raised to 50,000 from the button and and Cichocki peeled from the big blind to see an flop. Sointula continued for 48,000 but was check-raised up to 137,000 by his Polish opponent. Call.
The turn and river came as and and Cichocki led for 227,000 and 437,000 and Sointula called both bets but mucked upon seeing Cichocki's for a straight. What a flop for him!
After being knocked down to around 12 big blinds in this hand Jani Sointula has been looking to get his chips in and get that all important double up.
He shoved two hands ago and received no callers but when Ronny Kaiser opened to 50,000, Sointula three-bet shoved for 457,000 from the big blind. After around a minute of play Kaiser said, "OK" and made the call.
Sointula:
Kaiser:
The final board ran out and Sointula doubles to almost one million chips.
Jani Sointula didn't hold onto those newly acquired chips very long. Ronny Kaiser wanted those chips back and he got them!
Sointula raised to 60,000 and then moved all-in for over 900,000 when Kaiser three-bet to 145,000. Call.
Sointula:
Kaiser:
The board ran and Kaiser celebrated on the rail with his supporters. Sointula took his defeat very well and wished everyone the best before heading off.
Grzegorz Cichocki has won the first hand of this one-on-one encounter, could it be a sign of things to come? Ronny Kaiser has shown throughout this tournament that he is prepared to bet all three streets lightly, whilst Cichocki has made some big calls. It should be very interesting indeed.
The very first hand of heads up play saw Kaiser raise to 75,000 from the button and Cichocki call. A flop reading was checked by Cichocki, Kaiser then bet 55,000 and was quickly called. The turn brought the into play and Cichocki checked again. Kaiser glanced at his opponent before checking behind. The fifth community card was the and Cichocki picked up 130,000 worth of chips and pushed them over the line. Kasier took several seconds before tossing his card into the muck.
Cichocki won three standard raised pots to Kaiser's one before they had their first decent sized pot.
Grzegorz Cichocki limped into the pot for the first time during heads up and Ronny Kaiser raised to 90,000 and Cichocki made the call. The flop was and Kaiser bet 105,000 and Cichocki calmly called. While the dealer was flipping over the turn, Cichocki grabbed his i-pod and turned it off. The turn was the and Kaiser bet 185,000. The music free Cichocki slid forward a stack of orange chips, 20 of them in all, and it represented a raise to 500,000 and Kaiser folded.
"Good fold," shouted Markus Lehmann from the crowd who is obviously railing Kaiser.
flop. Sointula continued for 48,000 but was check-raised up to 137,000 by his Polish opponent. Call.
and 
and Cichocki led for 227,000 and 437,000 and Sointula called both bets but mucked upon seeing Cichocki's 
for a straight. What a flop for him!
and Sointula doubles to almost one million chips.
and Cichocki picked up 130,000 worth of chips and pushed them over the line. Kasier took several seconds before tossing his card into the muck.
and Kaiser bet 105,000 and Cichocki calmly called. While the dealer was flipping over the turn, Cichocki grabbed his i-pod and turned it off. The turn was the