Hands #31-35: Sontheimer Flops a Set to Climb the Leaderboard
Hand #31: Stefan Schillhabel raised to 40,000 from the cutoff with 
and was called by Steffen Sontheimer in the small blind with 
and Seth Davies in the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and the action was checked to Schillhabel who bet 65,000. Sontheimer made the call and Davies mucked his hand.
The turn was the 
and Sontheimer checked again. Schillhabel fired 165,000 only to have Sontheimer check-raise to 385,000. Schillhabel called and the 
completed the board. Sontheimer reached back and pushed all-in for 555,000. Schillhabel took his time but eventually found a fold.
Hand #32: Schillhabel opened to 40,000 from the hijack with 
and was called by Sontheimer on the button with 
and Holz in the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and the action was checked around to the 
on the turn. Schillhabel took the first shot at the pot with a bet of 95,000 and both of his opponent folded.
Hand #33: Schillhabel raised again to 38,000 with under the gun and Seth Davies called from the button with 
. Christian Christner also called from the big blind with 
and the flop came 
. The action was checked around to the on the turn and Schillhabel was the first to bet 80,000. Davies made the call with his open-ended straight draw and Christner folded. The river brought the 
and Schillhabel checked. Davies took that opportunity to fire 150,000 and Schillhabel laid down the best hand.
Hand #34: Justin Bonomo raised to 35,000 under the gun with 
and was called by Christian Christner in the small blind with 
. Schillhabel also called from the big blind with 
and the flop fell 
. The action was checked around to the on the turn and Christner led out for 45,000 with a flush draw. Schillhabel made the call with a pair of sevens and Bonomo folded. The 
on the river put a straight on the board and Christner checked. Schillhabel made a big overbet of 320,000 and Christner was forced to fold.
Hand #35: Seth Davies raised to 35,000 from the hijack with and was called by Bonomo in the big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Bonomo check-called a bet of 30,000 from Davies. The turn was the 
and both players checked to the on the river. They decided to check again and Bonomo won the pot with a pair of threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,594,000
-134,000
|
-134,000 |
|
1,551,000
506,000
|
506,000 |
|
1,183,000
-439,000
|
-439,000 |
|
||
|
1,115,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,045,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
||
|
712,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
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