Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
Steffen "Goose" Sontheimer is off to a great start to the 2018 Main Event, having already increased his stack to 85,000 through the first 30 minutes of play.
Sontheimer was recently seen squeezing to 2,000 over a raise from middle position and a call from a player in the cutoff. Sontheimer received a cold-call from the big blind and the other two players released their hands.
The 
flop was quickly checked by both players and the 
landed on the turn. Sontheimer fired 5,000 in position and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
and the big blind player checked. Mateos continued for 500 and faced a raised to 1,200 from Mahmood. It folded to Mateos who made the call. The turn brought them a 
and they both checked. 
, Talal Shakerchi checked to the hijack who bet 550 and Shakerchi made the call. The turn fell the 
hit the felt on the river, Shakerchi threw out a bet of 1,350 and his opponent thought for a moment but made the call. Shakerchi turned over 
, with about 6,000 in the pot, the big blind bet 4,000 into two opponents. James Chen called in the cutoff and action was on the button. The player sitting there mucked, and the big blind followed suit, so Chen didn't even have to show his cards to take in the hefty early pot.
