Bitar Picks Off Katzenberger
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
There was around 65,000 in the middle on a board of 
with heads-up action between Viktor Katzenberger in the big blind and Ghassan Bitar, who was on the button. The board read and Katzenberger fired out 15,000, which Bitar called.
The river came 
and Katzenberger bet another 18,000. Bitar called again to take the hand to showdown.
Katzenberger showed 
for a busted gutshot straight draw and Bitar slammed down 
immediately after seeing it, earning the pot with aces up to take him to a half-million early in Level 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
415,000
-86,000
|
-86,000 |
|
287,000
-92,000
|
-92,000 |
|
285,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
265,000
139,500
|
139,500 |
|
174,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
106,000
16,000
|
16,000 |