Hands #49-53: Sontheimer Pulls Out to Healthy Chip Lead
Hand #49: Steffen Sontheimer raised to 50,000 with the 
on the button and Fedor Holz defended his big blind with the 
. The 
flop saw both players checked and the 
roll off on the turn.
Holz checked his flush draw, Sontheimer bet 105,000, and Holz called to see the 
river. Holz missed his flush and checked, which prompted Sontheimer to bet 340,000. Holz folded.
Hand #50: Stefan Schillhabel raised to 50,000 with the 
and Sontheimer just called from the cutoff with the 
. The 
flop paired both players, and Schillhabel checked. Sontheimer, who had the better kicker, bet 50,000 and Schillhabel called to see the 
turn.
Schillhabel checked and then called when Sontheimer bet 250,000. Schillhabel checked for a third time on the 
river and this time Sontheimer checked behind.
Hand #51: Justin Bonomo raised to 45,000 with the 
and Christian Christner looked down at the 
in the small blind. He three-bet it to 170,000 and Bonomo mucked.
Hand #52: Holz raised to 45,000 from the cutoff with the and Bonomo defended the big blind with the 
to see a 
flop. Bonomo check-called a bet of 50,000 and the 
hit the turn, giving Holz the best hand. Bonomo checked and so did Holz, which led to the 
on the river. Both players checked again and Holz was pushed the pot.
Hand #53: Christner raised to 50,000 with the and Sontheimer called from the big blind with the 
. The 
flop saw Sontheimer check top pair and Christner check behind to the turn. Sontheimer bet 65,000 and Christner folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,490,000 | 645,000 |
|
1,180,000 | -5,000 |
|
1,040,000 | -400,000 |
|
940,000 | -10,000 |
|
890,000 | -60,000 |
|
660,000 | -170,000 |