Wendt Doubles Through Vaka
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
It's been an awful hour for Monica Vaka and Martin Wendt just made things worse in the last hand before the break. Wendt open-shoved 585,000 from under the gun with 
.
Monica Vaka picked up 
in the small blind and spent two minutes thinking before making the call.
The board ran out 
and Vaka will return after the break with just 5,5 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | 660,000 |
|
335,000 | -590,000 |
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. From the big blind, Kaarel Lepik found his second 
of the final table and three-bet to 300,000. Vaka made the call in position.
on the flop. Lepik bet 400,000 on the 
and both players quickly checked again.
in the small blind and three-bet to 375,000. Harkes four-bet shoved 1,200,000 and Vaka called.
turn left Vaka with one out but the king of hearts remained in the deck on the 
river.
and Peter Harkes isolated from the button with 
and Wendt paired his inferior kicker to double up.
and Peter Harkes defended his big blind with 
flop was fantastic for Harkes. The Dutchman checked, Hansen bet 75,000 and Harkes called.
. Harkes wanted to finish the job with 
from the blinds and did so on a 
