Fireworks at the End of the Level
Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
Gisle Olsen was all in and at risk for 124,900 with the 
and a Vitek Pesta called with the superior stack and 
. The board came 
and Olsen back doored the nut flush to score a big double.
While Allen Kessler has grinded himself into a big stack, Krasimir Yankov just did it the hard way. On the flop of 
, Martin Rothärmel bet 17,000 and Lukas Zaskodny called. Yankov raised to 100,000 and that forced out Rothärmel, while Zaskodny called.
After the turn, Yankov got his last 18,900 in and Zaskodny called.
Lukas Zaskodny: 
Krasimir Yankov: 
The 
river was a blank and Yankov scored a big double, while Rothärmel sighed to Jan-Peter Jachtmann "I had ace-queen-queen with diamonds, if I would have seen the turn ... ."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 75,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
235,000 | 105,000 |
|
220,000 | -30,000 |
|
203,000 | -152,000 |
|
120,000 |