Eibinger Gets Lucky, Takes the Lead
Level 19
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger opened the button for 150,000 and Andras Nemeth three-bet to 550,000 from the big blind. Eibinger thought about it for a bit before he shoved for 2,900,000. Nemeth snap-called.
Matthias Eibinger: 
Andras Nemeth: 
Nemeth was the favorite but the 
flop changed all that. The 
on the turn and 
on the river were blanks and Eibinger doubled into the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,860,000 | 2,410,000 |
|
4,140,000 | -2,410,000 |
holding 
. Andras Nemeth called with 
but saw the dealer put that hand face down in the muck soon enough.
and Eibinger called with 
and Eibinger doubled to just over 1.1 million.
flop, 300,000 on the 
river. Andras Nemeth check-called all the way with 
, beating Eibinger who showed 
on the river was a blank and Xu exited in third place for €288,090 ($326,275).
on the turn and 
