The Kicker Counts
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Ivan Luca defended his big blind against a raise by Friedrich Brunsch and the duo checked through the 
turn. On the 
river, Luca bet 5,600 into a pot of what appeared to be around 2,000 and Brunsch gave it some thought before making the call.
Luca was ready to muck and motioned to his opponent to show first, which Brunsch obliged to by flashing 
. The Argentinian showed the 
and indeed mucked with the second card apparently being an eight. "I knew it!" Brunsch triumphed and raked in the pot.
Another notable in today's field is Pavel Binar, the Czech is above starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
13,000 | -12,000 |
and his opponent held 
for an equally strong hand. However, Rapp made a full house on the river and the same card gave his opponent a flush to create juicy action.
for the nut flush draw. Peters held deuces for bottom set and saw his stack all but melt with the 
river.
turn. Rettenbacher first tossed in a T-5,000 chip followed by a T-25 and it was ruled to be a forced min-raise instead of a flat-call. Wyraz then shoved and the Austrian was too committed to fold his 
for two pair and the 
river blanked.
by Pospiech as winning hand.
river instead.
and the agony in the face of Zofia Mudrochova was easily visible. The shove was for most of her stack and eventually the Slovakian made the call only to get shown 
as winning hand for Firsov.