Traut Wins a Huge Race Against Schoch
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Heinz Traut opened from under the gun and Max Schoch three-bet to 36,000 from the small blind. Traut four-bet ripped it for 291,000, causing Schoch to go into the tank. Schoch mulled over the decision for more than two minutes before slamming in the call for the majority of his stack.
Heinz Traut: A♦K♣ 
Max Schoch: Q♥Q♦
It was a race for a pot of 700,000, and it was Traut that took a commanding lead on the A♣6♥9♥ flop by pairing his ace. The remainder of the board came A♠6♣ to improve Traut to a boat, and he doubled up through Schoch.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
50,000
99,700
|
99,700 |