Siemund Wins Big Flip
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
In the last hand before the dinner break, Peter Siemund open-shoved from the cutoff for 538,000 and Hannes Speiser reshoved from one seat over with 
. Siemund flipped over his 
and it was a big flip for his tournament life.
The board ran out 
and the smallest possible pocket pair indeed held up to award Siemund with an urgently needed double up, both players pretty much swapped their stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000 | 369,000 |
|
650,000 | -450,000 |