Sturm Goes For It All
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In the final hand of the last level, Leon Sturm raised his button to 33,000 and Juan Pardo responded by three-betting to 90,000 from the button. Sturm made the call and called Pardo's 55,000 bet on the Q♠5♣2♣ flop as well.
Pardo then slowed down and checked the A♠ turn, after which Sturm took the initiative and bet out 85,000. Pardo now was the one that called and the pair saw the J♣ river complete the board.
Pardo checked again and Sturm thought for a while before pushing his stack in the middle, leaving only a single T-1,000 chip behind. Pardo then spent a long time agonized in the tank, but eventually let his hand go, seeing Sturm obtain a strong chip lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
635,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
382,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
380,000
-213,000
|
-213,000 |
|
355,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
325,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
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