Level 23
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger opened to 825,000 in the cutoff and Winfred Yu called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Yu checked to Eibinger who continued for 750,000. Yu pushed forward a check-raise to 2,200,000 and Eibinger instantly mucked his cards.
There are no real short stacks on the outer table and the action has been dictating that for much of that past level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,250,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
8,800,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the hijack who held 
.
, Addamo continued with a bet of 900,000, Thorel counted out chips and the remainder of his stack of 100,000-value chips and then decided to shove for 3,925,000. Addamo folded.
and both players checked, as they did on the 
river and Loeser's bet of 850,000 won the pot uncontested.
flop was checked to Adams and he bet 900,000, only Nitsche called. There was no betting action on the 
turn and Nitsche bet the 
. Rainer Kempe shoved in the big blind for 4,225,000. Rudolph looked at his cards again and decided to call while Thorel quickly folded.
to not help Kempe much.
so Kempe only had the aces left as an out but the 
, Rudolph shoved for 2,650,000 and Romero snap-called.
to give Rudolph the straight to double up.
. Yu continued for 800,000 and Loeser stuck around to see the 
completed the board. One more check from Yu led to Loeser putting together a bet of 4,800,000. Yu went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally letting go of his hand.
for Kempe to flop two pair but he was still behind against Romero who had the higher two pair. Kempe checked and Romero continued with a bet of 925,000. Kempe decided to shove with the bigger stack and Romero called for the 3,975,000 he had behind.