Leikkonen Gets Lucky to Double
Level 17
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
Markus Leikkonen raised on the button, and Christian Rudolph defended his big blind to see a flop of 
come down. Rudolph checked to Leikkonen, who continued for 300,000. Rudolph raised to 1,500,000 and change, and Leikkonen moved all in.
Rudolph quickly called with 
for top two pair, and Leikkonen was in rough shape with 
. The 
on the turn gave him some extra outs, but they weren't needed, ans the 
spiked on the river to give Leikkonen an unlikely double up.
Markus Leikkonen, who started the final table as the short stack, is now second in chips after that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,638,024
7,861,512
|
7,861,512 |
|
5,906,564
-3,445,612
|
-3,445,612 |
of Rudolph. The flop of 
shot Rudolph into the lead, and they improved with a king on the turn.
came instead. Rudolph doubles up right before the second break of the day.
, but he was in bad shape against the 
gave Gierse top set, and all but ended the hand. A queen on the turn officially did that, and the German high roller will have to settle for $547,145. 
brought plenty of action, pairing Gierse up, but also giving Filatov straight and flush draw outs. The 
turn changed nothing, and the 
on the river was too little too late for Filatov.
.