Holz Can't Beat Two Pair
Level 2
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Anton Astapau opened under the gun and defending champion Leonid Markin made the call from the small blind. Fedor Holz came along for the ride from the big blind and the three of 'em took a flop of 
.
Three checks later the 
on the turn was seen for free. Markin checked again before Holz bet 5,700. Astapau called, Markin folded.
The 
completed the board and Holz checked. Astapau carefully picked 13,200 and slid them forward. Holz called by tossing in 13,000 and added the 200 after mucking upon seeing Astapau's 
. Despite the loss, Holz is still up for the day with a stack of 265,000. Astapau is up to almost 300,000 after the first hands few hand of his tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
296,000 | 46,000 |
|
265,000 | 15,000 |