Novak Doubles Through Benoit
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Benjamin Benoit raised to 250,000 and Daniel Novak three-bet to 620,000. Benoit four-bet to 1,750,000 to essentially give Novak just the option to call all in or fold. Novak tanked for nearly two minutes and called it off for 1,350,000.
Daniel Novak: 
Benjamin Benoit: 
The board ran out 
and Novak doubled up, jumping into third place with seven left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,215,000 | -1,570,000 |
|
2,870,000 | 1,470,000 |
and Jens Steuber moved all in from the big blind with the 
. Kunz let go and the next hand saw a shove by Steuber in the small blind with 
.
, but folded.
and Daniel Novak called from two seats over in the cutoff with 
. Caglan bet the 
turn brought a second barrel worth 650,000.
and Jörg Kunz defended the 
flop, Kunz checked and a bet of 210,000 by Bansner won the pot.
and brought no action, while the 
flop, Benoit check-raised from 225,000 to 540,000 and showed his cards after the fold of Caglan.
. On a flop of 
, Novak checked and folded to a bet of 325,000 by de Jong.
