Sontheimer Cracks 1.5 Million
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Steffen Sontheimer opened to 17,000 from under the gun with 
and Christian Christner defended his big blind with 
.
The flop came 
, missing both players, but that didn't stop the action from taking place. Christner checked and Sontheimer continued for 23,000.
Christner went for the check-raise to 67,000 but Sontheimer saw right through him and made a four-bet to 115,000. Christner had enough and tossed his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,519,500
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
378,500
113,000
|
113,000 |