Secondary Table Hands #14-17: Marcel Luske Doubles
Hand #14: Marcel Luske was under the gun and raised to 550,000. Action folded to Michael Krasienko on the button who three-bet to 1,300,000, Luske called. The flop was 
and Luske checked. Krasienko fired out 600,000 and Luske folded.
Hand #15: Action folded to Christian Pham in the hijack and he raised to 625,000. Everyone folded and Pham took down the blinds.
Hand #16: Michael Sklenicka was in early position and raised to 505,000. Karen Sarkisyan defended his big blind. Sarkisyan then check-folded to Sklenicka's bet of 500,000 on the flop.
Hand #17: Action folded to Christian Pham in middle position and he raised to 625,000. Marcel Luske was on the button and called.
The flop was 
and Pham checked. Luske moved all in for about 1,605,000 and Pham called.
Marcel Luske: 
Christian Pham: 
The turn was the 
and the river came down the 
, spiking the flush for Luske and getting him off to a flying start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,090,000
1,170,000
|
1,170,000 |
|
||
|
4,180,000
630,000
|
630,000 |