Zaplava Rivers a Straight
The board read 
and Sascha Niese was already all in and it looked like he could win 8,200 in total. There was a side-pot of around 500. Michael Langwald (big blind) checked, Vladimir Zaplava (early position) bet 3,700. Stefan Wolfschutz (mid-position) called. Claudio Celenza (cutoff) and Langwald folded.
The turn brought them the 
, now Zaplava bet 8,700 and Wolfschutz folded. The side pot was awarded to Zaplava. They now only needed to see the river before they would know Niese's fate.
Niese showed 
so he had flopped a pair of tens. Zaplava tabled 
for a straight draw. The river completed the board with the 
so he did hit his straight to eliminate Niese from the tournament.
"I knew that!" Zaplava said about the ace coming on the river. The rest of the table laughed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000 | |
|
23,000 | |
|
|
Busted |