Slow Rolling with Quads
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Steffen Sontheimer limped with the 
and called when Fedor Holz, who held the 
, three-bet to 190,000.
Holz then bet 125,000 on the 
flop and Sontheimer called. Holz kept the pressure on with a bet of 310,000 on the 
turn, and Sontheimer called with trips.
When the 
appeared on the river, Holz moved all in and Sontheimer, who made quads, hesitated for nearly 30 seconds. He is good friends with Holz, and it was apparent the slow roll was done in fun rather than with malice aforethought.
Eventually Sontheimer called off and showed Holz the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,690,000 | -1,754,000 |
|
2,560,000 | 1,750,000 |
. Holz hit the tank, using a time extension in the process, and eventually dropped in a call.
to give him the nuts. Marchese needed to go runner-runner full house in order to win, but the 
was run out on the river and Marchese hit the rail in third place for $300K.
turn took away any chance of that happening.
river made Hellmuth's elimination official, and he headed to the exit. He also stated he may go take a nap before jumping into Event #3.
turn left Christner looking for a jack on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
bricked instead.
and the trio saw a flop of 
turn, Marchese bet 165,000, and Hellmuth quickly called. Holz folded and it was heads-up action to the 
river.