Muehloecker's Set Holds Up
Level 6
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a board reading 
, Tobias Ziegler was the first to take a shot at the pot with a bet of 28,000. Thomas Muehloecker raised to 81,000 in position and the action was on Stephen Chidwick. He chose to check-raise to 175,000 which quickly got Ziegler out of the pot. Muehloecker, however, shipped all in for 197,000 and Chidwick instantly called.
Thomas Muehloecker: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
Muehloecker held a set of fours but Chidwick was certainly drawing live with a straight and flush draw. The 
on the river only gave Chidwick a pair and Muehloecker was awarded with the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,480,000 | -270,000 |
|
470,000 | 140,000 |
and Tilston checked to Hunichen who bet 45,000. Tilston called. 
turn to see the 
come on the river. Tilston checked for a third time and Hunichen put out a bet of 110,000. Tilston thought his way through two time extensions before eventually laying his hand down. Huni took the pot and moved over 600,000 while Tilston dropped to just over 400,000.
. The action checked to Igor Kurganov on the button who bet 35,000. Rainer Kempe check-raised to 82,000 from under the gun and Christian Christner flat-called from middle position. Kurganov tank-shoved all in for 161,500 and was called by both Kempe and Christner.
and both remaining players opted to check. The action was the same on the 
river card and all three hands were tabled. Kempe held 
. Kurganov, however, tabled the winner with 
and scored himself a triple-up to back over a starting stack.
landed on the river and Eldridge led out for 155,000. Eiler wasted little time before shipping all in for 541,500. Eldridge went into the tank for nearly the maximum amount of time before his hand would be declared dead, and then tossed in a chip to call. 
for a full house and Eldridge flashed the 
before this cards hit the muck. When the chips were counted, Eiler barely had Eldridge covered and sent him to the rail.
and Chidwick checked over to Lamb. Lamb put out a bet of 20,000 and Chidwick called. 
and Chidwick put out a bet of 150,000. Lamb thought briefly before making the call. Chidwick showed his 
