Baumann Goes Back to Back
Level 17
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action started on the flop in a heads-up pot between Milan Simko and Gaelle Baumann. The board was 
.
Baumann checked the big blind. Simko bet 14,000 in position and Baumann made the call.
The turn brought the straight draw in when the 
came. Both players checked.
On the 
river, Baumann led for 40,000. Simko let his cards go quickly.
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On to the next hand, Dmitry Shchepkin opened to 15,000 from the cutoff and Istvan Pilhofer called on the button.
Sitting in the small blind, Gaelle Baumann three-bet to 60,000, about a third of her stack. One by one, her opponents let their cards go and she took down another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
625,000 | 38,000 |
|
542,000 | 123,000 |
|
210,000 | -13,000 |
|
108,000 | -28,000 |