Nines Over Eights
Level 12
: 3,500/7,000, 7,000 ante
Christian Christner remained active with a raise to 16,000 from under the gun with . Steffen Sontheimer called from the hijack with and Ben Tollere defended his big blind with .
The flop fell and the action was checked to Sontheimer who fired 17,000. Tollerene went for the check-raise to 65,000 with the overpair and Christner got out of the way. Sontheimer called and the hit the turn.
Both players checked to the on the river and then checked one more time. Tollerene tabled his pocket eights but Sontheimer's nines were the best hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steffen Sontheimer |
1,349,500
91,500
|
91,500 |
Ben Tollerene |
568,500
-62,000
|
-62,000 |