Banz Comes Back From Behind to Double
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jonathan West opened for 35,000 under the gun and Florian Maurer in the cutoff called. The button folded but Christian Banz in the small blind had bigger plans and moved in for 386,000. Boeree folded her big blind, West folded as well. Maurer called as soon as he saw how much it was.
Florian Maurer: 
Christian Banz: 
The 
flop made Maurer the heavy favorite, leaving Banz hoping for just a ten or running sixes for the chop.
The 
hit the turn, turning things around drastically for Banz. The 
on the river was a blank and Banz doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
831,000
381,000
|
381,000 |
|
200,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |