Steely Call by McDonald
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Fedor Holz has been among the hottest players on the high roller circuit in recent months after taking down $100,000 WPT Alpha8 at Bellagio for just under $1.6 million and the $200,000 Super High Roller at WPT National Philippines for just under $3.5 million.
On a completed board of 
, Holz had enough chips in front of him in the big blind to put cutoff Mike McDonald all in for about 150,000. McDonald thought awhile and then slid his stack in. Holz turned up 
, a mere king-high. McDonald showed 
and dragged the pot, putting a dent in the young German's quest for three big scores inside of a month.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
472,000
242,500
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242,500 |
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145,000
-258,000
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-258,000 |
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