Sontheimer and Winter Distance Themselves
Steffen Sontheimer has been the most active of the four remaining players as he should be with a healthy chip lead. However, he opened to 250,000 with 
and Sean Winter three-bet to 950,000 in the small blind with 
. Sontheimer called and the flop came 
.
Winter led out for 1,400,000 and Sontheimer chose to peel one off to see the 
on the turn. Winter shipped all in for around 3,300,000 and Sontheimer laid his hand down.
Just a couple of hands later, Sontheimer made it 400,000 in the small blind with 
. David Peters defended in the big blind with 
and the flop came 
. Sontheimer flopped trips and led out for 225,000 which Peters called.
The turn was the 
and Sontheimer fired another bet of 1,000,000. Peters still called and the 
completed the board. Sontheimer stuck in a bet of 1,850,000 and Peters finally let his hand go. Sontheimer and Winter have started to pull away from the other two players, looking to make this a two-horse race.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
|
9,465,000
3,860,000
|
3,860,000 |
|
5,430,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
|
4,605,000
-1,360,000
|
-1,360,000 |
|
||