Hands 51-52: Tremzin Doubles Through Butzhammer
Hand #51: Gleb Tremzin raised under the gun with 
and Hossein Ensan three-bet from his left to 635,000 with 
. The flop came down 
and Tremzin check-called 450,000.
The turn brought out 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Tremzin checked again. Ensan bet out a hefty 2,000,000, just shy of a pot-sized bet, and Tremzin went into the tank. Tremzin eventually called it off, and Ensan raked in a massive pot. The German three-time EPT finalist now sits on 9.5 million chips, while Tremzin dropped to 4.7 million.
Hand #52: Ilkin Amirov raised to 325,000 under the gun and Thomas Butzhammer looked down at 
on the button. Butzhammer three-bet to 860,000 and Gleb Tremzin moved all in for 4.7 million. Amirov folded and Butzhammer made the call.
The board ran out 
and Tremzin hit an ace on the river to stay alive and double up to 9.8 million, he is now our chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,825,000
1,520,000
|
1,520,000 |
|
6,500,000
-4,075,000
|
-4,075,000 |