Stern Doubles with River Check Raise
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
We approached the table and already all Dani Stern's chips were out in front of him. The board read 
and Stern had check-raised all in from the big blind to Dario Sammartino bet of 42,000. That same Sammartino was now contemplating what to do, and took a long time to come up with his decision. After some minutes past someone asked for the clock, and with just a couple seconds left Sammartino made the call. Stern showed 
for the turned set and Sammartino mucked his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
515,000 | 225,000 |
|
165,000 | -90,000 |
and both players checked.
hit and Derwiche bet 15,000, Jacobson called.
and Derwiche bet 25,000 this time around and Jacobson tanked for quite a bit before moving all in for an additional 81,000 chips. 
, and both Reinkemeier and Seidel checked through to see the 
flop, four players were in action, with Pascal LeFrancois, Erik Seidel, Ivan Luca, and Jeremy Ausmus all involved. LeFrancois was first and checked, then Seidel also checked. Luca bet 18,000, Ausmus called, LeFrancois called, and Seidel folded.
land on the river. LeFrancois led with a bet of 53,000, and both of his opponents folded.
and Mercier checked. Tollerene tossed in two 100,000 chips and Mercier huffed and puffed facing the all in. Mercier, with under 150,000 behind, tanked for several minutes before releasing his hand. Tollerene, who busted but bought back in today, is up to over 500,000 on his second bullet. Tollerene, who already collects all the money in the high stakes cash games online, got over to Europe to collect some more here it appears.
flop we saw Erik Seidel bet 27,000 from the big blind and Igor Kurganov raised from the button to 83,500. Seidel went into the tank for a while before making the call, and on the turn the 
flop, [Removed:17] bet 38,000. His opponent, Luuk Gieles, called, and the turn was the 
to pair the board. Both players checked, and the river produced the 
