Hands #134-136: Sontheimer Soars into Chip Lead
Hand #134: Christian Christner raised the button to 115,000 with 
and Steffen Sontheimer called holding 
.
The flop landed 
and Sontheimer checked to Christner who bet 80,000. Sontheimer called, and the turn landed the 
, and he checked his straight.
Christner checked behind, and the river landed the 
. Sontheimer checked for a third time, and Christner bet out 320,000 with his trip sevens. Sontheimer check-raised to 1,500,000 and Christner was forced to use on his time extension buttons before calling.
With Sontheimer collecting the pot, he surges into the chip lead with just over 4 million as Christner drops down to 3.1 million.
Hand #135: Steffen Sontheimer was dealt 
on the button, and he bumped it up to 115,000. Christian Christner called in the big blind holding 
, and the flop landed 
.
Christner checked and Sontheimer bet out 85,000. Christner called, and the turn landed the 
and Christner checked again as Sontheimer bet 165,000.
Christner called, and the river of the 
completed the board. Christner checked, Sontheimer bet 425,000, and Christner folded.
Hand #136: Steffen Sontheimer received a walk in the big blind with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,450,000 | 2,110,000 |
|
2,750,000 | -2,110,000 |