Messina Over 30 Million
Level 31
: 100,000/200,000, 30,000 ante
Michael Sklenicka raised to 450,000 on the button, and Alexandre Reard called out of the big blind.
On the 
flop, Reard checked, and Sklenicka continued for 300,000. Reard called. The 
turn brought no betting action, and Reard checked again on the 
river. Sklenicka bet 1,100,000, and Reard reluctantly folded.
In the next hand, Valentin Messina made it 525,000 to go, and Scott Stewart three-bet to 1,400,000. Out of the big blind, Jonas Mackoff asked for Stewart's stack size and seemed interested, but he ultimately folded. Messina asked the very same question: "How much are you playing?"
"Total with this, nine million," Stewart replied. After brief consideration, Messina four-bet to 3,150,000, and Stewart let go after giving it some thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,200,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
7,600,000 | -1,485,000 |
|
7,280,000 | 780,000 |
|
6,000,000 | -1,000,000 |