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 |
and Kaliahin continued with a bet of 15,000. Karakitukov called and the 
rolled off on the turn.
on the river. Kaliahin shut it down with a check this time and Karakitukov checked it back. Kaliahin turned over 
for a set of nines and Karakitukov mucked his cards.
, Karol Bogusz checked and Ka Kwan Lau overbet shoved all in for 152,000 into a pot of 110,000. Bogusz took his time and eventually made the call putting Lau at risk.
and Bogusz knocked out Lau with the rivered flush.
on the river. Saad checked for the third time and Adams made a small bet of 21,000. Saad looked him up and Adams tabled 
to win the pot.
and Mustafov turned a straight to secure the crucial double-up.
and Obreshkov continued with a bet of 7,000. Both Simone and Fu called to see the 
