Sontheimer Closes the Gap
Level 17
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Bryn Kenney opened with a raise to 35,000 from middle position and Tom Marchese called directly to his left. Steffen Sontheimer was in the cutoff and three-bet to 120,000. Kenney folded and Marchese called to go heads-up to the flop of 
.
Marchese checked and Sontheimer bet 80,000. Marchese called to see the 
hit the turn.
Marchese checked again and Sontheimer reached back for a bit more and bet 235,000. Marchese mucked his hand Sontheimer closed the gap on the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,682,000
-238,000
|
-238,000 |
|
||
|
1,067,000
282,000
|
282,000 |