Straight Over Straight Cooler Doubles Held
Level 29
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Konstantin Held raised to 200,000 in the cutoff and was called by Johan Schultz-Pedersen in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Schultz-Pedersen checked. Held bet 125,000 and the Dane called.
On the 
turn, following another check, Held sized up to 550,000, which Schultz-Pedersen again called.
The river brought the 
and after a final check from Schultz-Pedersen, Held bet 1,500,000, leaving himself a single T-5,000 chip behind.
Schultz-Pedersen moved all in, and Held happily flicked in his last chip on the winning end of a cooler.
Held showed 
for a ten-high straight, while Schultz-Pedersen showed 
for the low end of the straight to double up Held who has surged back from his microstack status earlier in the day..
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000 | 2,830,000 |
|
2,300,000 | -2,505,000 |