Sternheimer Loses Some to Kulev Before Taking from Mateos
Philip Sternheimer completed in the small blind and Alex Kulev raised to 9,500 from the big blind. Sternheimer called.
Sternheimer checked on the flop of 
and Kulev continued for 4,500. Sternheimer called. Sternheimer checked again on the 
turn and Kulev sized up to 18,000. Sternheimer laid it down.
The next hand, Sternheimer raised to 5,500 on the button and Adrian Mateos defended his big blind. Mateos checked on the flop of 
and Sternheimer bet 4,000. Mateos called. Mateo's checked on the 
turn and Sternheimer checked back.
Mateos checked again on the 
river and Sternheimer bet 20,000. Mateos shuffled a handful of chips and then called. Sternheimer tabled 
for a pair of nines and Mateos mucked.
During the hands, the players discussed among themselves the number of spade trophies won between the three of them. Mateos is in the lead with five or six, while Sternheimer said he believes he has just one.
"Do you know how many I have?" Kulev asked.
"Zero?" replied Sternheimer.
"Yep!" said Kulev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | -34,000 |
|
160,000 | 9,000 |
|
160,000 | 25,000 |
and Sternheimer continued with a bet of 8,500. Kulev called and the 
peeled off on the turn.
completed the board and Sternheimer checked this time. Kulev reached for a bet of 45,000 and Sternheimer sent his cards to the muck.
turn and Sternheimer checked back. 
river completed the board and Mateos bet 45,000 with less than that in the pot. Sternheimer used through two time banks and then folded.
and Kulev check-called a bet of 14,000 from Mateos.
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Kulev checked for the third time and Mateos used a time bank before opting to give up on the hand. Kulev tabled 
and Kulev was still in front with his pair of tens. The 
on the turn changed nothing and 
on the river was not enough help for Oosterbaan. 
and Mateos continued for 5,500. Sternheimer called. Mateos then checked on the 
turn and Sternheimer checked back. 
for ace-high, which was no good against the pair of sixes of his opponent with 
and Kulev won the pot with a bet of 9,500.
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Two more checks and Kulev tabled 
for a pair of sevens to win the pot.