Hands #11-14: Montury Beats Panka with Straight
Hand #11: Valentin Messina opened to 200,000 with 
and Jean Montury called on the button with 
to see a flop of 
. Messina continued for 225,000 and was called by his fellow Frenchman to see the 
on the turn.
The second barrel of Messina was worth 600,000 and enforced yet another fold from Montury.
Hand #12: Stefan Schillhabel raised from the button for 230,000 with 
and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #13: Schillhabel raised to 230,000 for the second time in a row with 
and Dominik Panka defended his big blind with the . On a flop of 
, Schillhabel's continuation bet of 250,000 was called before the fell on the turn.
Panka checked again and Schillhabel checked behind to see the 
on the river. Panka's bet of 450,000 triggered a quick fold and the Pole has chipped up nicely since the restart.
Hand #14: Messina made it 225,000 to go from the button with 
and Panka called from one seat over with 
, Montury filled up with 
out of the big blind. On a flop of 
, the PCA10 champion bet 325,000 and was called only by Montury.
The on the turn gave the Frenchman a straight and Panka fired a second barrel worth 650,000 to see Montury cut out chips for a call before changing his mind and raising it up to 1.585 million. Panka gave it some thought and called to see the 
fall on the river.
The Pole checked and Montury checked behind to win the huge pot with a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,600,000
1,945,000
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1,945,000 |
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1,800,000
1,570,000
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1,570,000 |
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