Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
John Amato opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and Jan Christoph Von Halle shoved all in for 236,000 on the button. David Peters was in the small blind also pushed all in for 262,000. Amato asked for a quick count and then made the call, putting both of his opponents at risk.
David Peters: 
John Amato: 
Jan Christoph Von Halle: 
The flop came 
and both Peters and Amato flopped trip kings, with Amato holding the better kicker. However, the 
landed on the turn and Peters improved to a full house. The river was the 
and Peters nearly tripled up, knocking out Von Halle in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
810,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
||
|
525,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
Busted | |
flop, John Amato was in the big blind, check-raising to 95,000 after Patrick Truong bet 23,000 in the cutoff. Truong called.
landed on the turn and Amato shoved his remaining 255,000. It didn't take long before Truong made the call but he learned that his 
was trailing Amato's 
. 
hit the river.
for a straight and Schultz tabled 
and big action followed. Moshe tapped to let Wien fire a 105,000 continuation bet. Smaron called but Moshe had bigger plans. He reached to his stack and check-raised to 269,000. Wien announced he was all-in, earning a fold from Smaron. Moshe, however, called in a second. 
turn. Moshe knew he was beat and the 
couldn't change anything. He had to ship 626,000 Wien's way.
to send him to the cage to collect $14,572.
