Sontheimer Pull Off a Check-Raise
Level 6
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Three players stuck in 55,000 each preflop and the dealer fanned a flop of 
. Steffen Sontheimer checked from the hijack and Stanley Choi also checked from the cutoff. James Romero tossed in a bet of 70,000 on the button and Sontheimer check-raised to 200,000.
Choi quickly got out of the way while it took a little longer for Romero to make a decision. He also decided to believe Sontheimer and sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
865,000 | -135,000 |
|
715,000 | -285,000 |