Kozieja Spikes River to Survive
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Berthold Winz limped under the gun, as did Christophe Pommier, Ronald Steinmetz and Jan-Eric Schweppert, while Grzegorz Kozieja checked his option in the big blind.
On the 10♦8♦8♠ flop, action was checked to Steinmetz, who fired out a bet of 800,000. Kozieja check-jammed for 1,850,000, and Steinmetz snap-called.
Grzegorz Kozieja: 5♦2♦ 
Ronald Steinmetz: 8♣6♣
Kozieja needed to hit his flush draw versus Steinmetz's flopped trip eights, and while the 4♠ turn was a brick, the 3♦ rolled off on the river to give Kozieja the flush and the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,350,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
5,700,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |