Molnar Triples Up, Oie Wins Side Pot from Studniarz
Vidar Oie kicked off the action with a raise to 26,000 from the hijack. Sylwia Studniarz called on the button, then Laszlo Molnar moved all in from the big blind for 190,000. Oie shoved over the top for 280,000 and Studniarz went into the tank, then got the counts before flicking in a chip with a smile to make the call. Players turned over their cards, with Molnar at risk and Oie covered by Studniarz.
Laszlo Molnar: 8♣8♠ 
Vidar Oie: A♥Q♥
Sylwia Studniarz: 8♦7♦
The flop came Q♣9♦10♣ and Oie paired his queen, while Studniarz picked up a straight draw. The turn 8♥ changed everything as Molnar made a set of eights to get ahead and Studniarz lost a few outs. The river was the A♠ and Molnar held with his eights to win the pot, tripling up his stack.
Oie won the side pot with two pair, aces and queens, which saved him from elimination but left him with less than when he started the hand. Studniarz lost the most from the pot, but her stack barely seemed to take a hit as she still had more than 1.3 million to play with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,360,000
-154,000
|
-154,000 |
|
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|
600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
180,000
-164,000
|
-164,000 |