With no-limit hold'em players have an infinite number of possible directions to go in any one hand, as the decision tree could branch an unfathomable number of different ways. One option available to players is to bet tiny, and that's what Cary Katz sometimes does. Over at Poker Central, Paul Oresteen has the scoop on "the Cary bet."
From under the gun, Stefan Schillhabel raised to 11,500 only to have Daniel Negreanu three-bet next to speak to 36,000.
The action passed back to Schillhabel, and he four-bet to 95,000 with Negreanu calling, and both players checking the 
flop.
The turn landed the 
and again both players tapped the table.
The river landed the 
and Schillhabel announced a bet of 140,000. Negreanu pondered for a little, but then released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
102,000
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102,000 |
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505,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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The cards are back in the air!
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The remaining 34 players are heading on a 10-minute break.
Big blind Steffen Sontheimer bet 16,000 on a board of 
, and Andrew Lichtenberger made it 62,000 from his left. Sontheimer came back with 145,000, and Lichtenberger called. On the 
, both players checked, and Lichtenberger won the showdown with 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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900,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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406,000
175,500
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175,500 |
From middle position, Dan Smith opened to 9,000 and David Peters called in the cutoff.
With the action on Dominik Nitsche on the button, he three-bet to 32,000 as the blinds released their hands.
Smith then pushed out a stack of green 25,000-denomination chips to effectively put both active players all-in, and once Peters folded, Nitsche called all in for roughly his last 175,000.
Nitsche: 
Smith: 
The 
flop gave a trailing Nitsche now outs to a chop if any deuce or running straight cards came.
The 
on the turn changed little, and when the 
completed the board on the river, Nitsche was eliminated as Smith climbed to 700,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
355,000
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355,000 |
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Busted | |
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Jake Schindler bet 40,000 from the cutoff on a board of 
, and Steffen Sontheimer called from the small blind. The German checked the 
river, and Schindler bet 90,000. Sontheimer tanked long enough to use two extensions before calling, but Schindler showed him the nut flush: 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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650,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
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581,500
98,000
|
98,000 |
Connor Drinan found himself all in against Rainer Kempe.
Drinan: 
Kempe:
The board ran out 
and Drinan was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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740,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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Busted | |
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Bryn Kenney got his remaining chips in with 
but ran into the 
of Doug Polk and failed to improve.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
800,000
179,500
|
179,500 |
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679,500
74,500
|
74,500 |
|
636,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
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561,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
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498,000
297,000
|
297,000 |
|
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475,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
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425,000
97,500
|
97,500 |
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425,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
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380,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
330,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
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181,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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173,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
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117,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
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77,000
223,000
|
223,000 |
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48,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
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Busted | |
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