Nines Over Eights
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Christian Christner remained active with a raise to 16,000 from under the gun with 
. Steffen Sontheimer called from the hijack with 
and Ben Tollere defended his big blind with 
.
The flop fell 
and the action was checked to Sontheimer who fired 17,000. Tollerene went for the check-raise to 65,000 with the overpair and Christner got out of the way. Sontheimer called and the 
hit the turn.
Both players checked to the 
on the river and then checked one more time. Tollerene tabled his pocket eights but Sontheimer's nines were the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,349,500
91,500
|
91,500 |
|
568,500
-62,000
|
-62,000 |