Steimer Scoops a Big One

There were 10,000 chips in the middle on a board of A♣3♠8♣, and Ernat Muric checked from the small blind. Claudio Piceci did the same from the big blind and Jakob Leitgeb followed suit from early position. Theo Steimer was next to act and put a bet out of 3,500. Muric made the call before Piceci check-raised to 10,500 chips.

This got Leitgeb out of the hand, however, Steimer stuck around. Muric folded as well, after some thought, and the two remaining players went heads up to the turn.

The J♠ fell and Piceci instantly put his opponent's stack of 7,400 in the middle. Steimer made the call just as quick and their hands were revealed.

Theo Steimer: A♠10♦
Claudio Piceci: 8♥3♥

Piceci had flopped two pair with his big blind special and had Steimer on the ropes. However, the 10♥ rivered Steimer the superior two pair, much to the dismay of Pececi.

Some heated words were exchanged in German between the three involved players, but Steimer could not care less as he stacked the chips in the end.