Fritz Holds On to Double
Level 34
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Manuel Fritz put in more than half his stack with a raise to 3,300,000 from the hijack holding 
and Arsenii Karmatckii called in the cutoff with 
.
The flop came 
and Fritz jammed his last 2,700,000, with Karmatckii calling to put him at risk.
The board ran out 
and Fritz's two nines stayed in front to secure him a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000,000
-4,900,000
|
-4,900,000 |
|
||
|
13,200,000
6,400,000
|
6,400,000 |
in early position and opened the pot for 600,000 before Yiannis Liperis reraised to 1,500,000 in the hijack with 
. From the button, Gabriel Akiki used a time bank before shoving all in for 5,810,000 with 
.
flop gave Hadioglu top set and Akiki was already drawing dead by the time the 
fell on the turn.
and Akiki made his exit in eighth place.
. Next to act, Riccardo Saraniero shoved for 4,060,000 with 
and action folded back around to Karmatckii, who snap-called.
. Saraniero received no help against Karmatckii's kings and became the first casualty of the final table.
.
on the river. Korkmaz checked again and Karmatckii used a time bank before betting 4,000,000.
and Netaliev continued for 450,000. Karmatckii put in a raise to 1,000,000 and Netaliev called to see the 
turn.
flop and the board ran out 
to end Nikitina's run in 11th place.
for a pair of kings, queen kicker. The board ran out 
. Korkmaz had woken up with 
flop but improved no further on the 
turn and river as he gave the table a round of hugs before making his way to the payout desk.
