Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With 96,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Steffen Sontheimer bet 85,000 from the big blind holding the 
and his nemesis, Phil Hellmuth, quickly called from the button.
When the 
appeared on the river, Sontheimer used a time extension before moving all in for 169,000. Hellmuth, who barely had him covered, hit the tank and burned through two time extensions before folding his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
178,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
||
flop paired Rast. The 
turn left Seiver looking for a seven on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
bricked instead.
. 
on the turn. Christner continued for another 22,000 and Schillhabel still called.
and Tollerene led out for 12,000. Christner called and Chidwick raised to 35,000. Tollerene got out of the way but Christner stuck around to see the turn.
turn card and the 
hit the river. Christner checked one more time and Chidwick pushed all-in. Christner quickly tossed his cards away and Chidwick climbed back to his initial starting stack.
on the turn and Seidel led out for 45,000. Holz stuck around to see the 
and Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 34,000 from the big blind with the 
. 
flop. Hellmuth then bet 45,000 on the 
completed the board on the river Hellmuth bluffed at it one more time by betting 66,000, which left him just 40,000 back. Rast hit the tank and used two time extension before picking it off and sending Hellmuth into one of his trademark rants.
