Reichard Empties the Clip
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Josh Reichard saw action folded to him on the button and opened to 2,000. The big blind defended and the two saw a flop of 
. The big blind checked and Reichard made a continuation-bet of 2,000. The big blind called.
The turn was 
and the big blind checked again. Reichard continued, betting another 6,500. His opponent went into the tank for over a half-minute and then put out chips to call.
The river fell 
and the big blind checked to Reichard once more. Reichard fired his final shell, shoving for the last 16,500 in his stack. His opponent let his hand go without much thought and the pot was shipped Reichard's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
, Maxime Chilaud was all in for 23,200 and Christoph Wetter looked him up.
and Wetter had a flush draw with the 
. The 
to give the player on the button top pair, top kicker and put him firmly ahead with two cards to come. Unfortunately for him, the turn 
spelled disaster, giving Tsanos a set of tens and leaving him with four outs to broadway to stay alive. None of the four would come on the river 
to give Vo a pair of jacks, which was all he would need as the turn 
and river 
. The turn 
and river 
secured the double for him and his stack was counted to be 16,000 on the dot. His opponent paid him off, asking if Borde didn't believe him Borde stacked his newly-acquired chips.
, Tobias Wagner in the big blind bet 20,000 into a pot of 21,500 and Gerald Haslauer called all-in for fewer than that.
on the river changed nothing and Haslauer headed to the rail.
, missing his chance at a wheel coming on the river to chop as well to result in his departure from the first flight of the tournament.
