Gierse Slips Back to the Field
Level 25
: Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Marius Gierse opened to 300,000 from under the gun with J♠8♠ and Ivan Zhang flat-called on the button with a dominating K♥J♥. They went heads-up to a flop of 10♥10♦3♣ and Gierse started with a check. Zhang tossed in a bet of 250,000 and Gierse laid his hand down.
On the next hand, Patrik Demus raised to 300,000 on the button with Q♣2♣ and Gierse defended from the big blind with A♣5♥. The flop fell K♣7♦6♦ and Gierse check-folded to a bet of 375,000 from Demus.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,800,000
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
|
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|
5,700,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
4,600,000
275,000
|
275,000 |