Petronack Gets a Double
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The dealer was in the process of counting Jeff Petronack's remaining stack to be paid as his winning hand of 
from the big blind was still tabled on a board reading 
. Ian Matakis, who was in the small blind, had doubled him up and paid off the required amount.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,500
-23,500
|
-23,500 |
|
||
|
60,500
37,000
|
37,000 |
to give him the double and leave Petronack with only a handful of big blinds with which to play.
, giving Schmidtknecht an ace on the turn and leaving him drawing dead to Beasy's flush at the same time to result in him hitting the rail in seventh place.
and action checked through to the river 
. Matakis checked again and Beasy put out a bet of 35,000. Matakis went into the tank for about 70 seconds, counting out his remaining chips before eventually sending his cards to the muck.
and Peppe checked to Hanner, who made a continuation-bet of 11,000. Peppe called.
and Peppe led out with a bet of 12,000. Hanner thought for a few moments, studying Peppe before throwing out chips to call. The river was 
and Peppe led out for another 15,000. Hanner quickly called. 
for aces and sevens with a king kicker. Hanner tabled 
, keeping his hand second best against Peppe's kings as he got up from his seat and wished everybody good luck.
. Both players checked.
to take down the pot with a pair of eights.