Hand #137: Steffen Sontheimer raised to 115,000 on the button with 
and Christian Christner re-raised to 415,000 with 
. Sontheimer quickly gave up on his hand.
Hand #138: Christner raised to 115,000 on the button with 
and Sontheimer defended his big blind with 
. Both players checked the flop of 
and the 
landed on the turn. Sontheimer checked again and Christner bet 80,000. Sontheimer made the call with ace-high and the 
paired him on the river. Sontheimer led out for 275,000 and Christner instantly mucked his hand.
Hand #139: Sontheimer raised to 115,000 with 
and Christner called with 
. The flop came 
and Christner checked to Sontheimer who flopped trip threes. He continued for 75,000 and Christner check-raised to 215,000. Sontheimer just called and the 
rolled off on the turn.
Christner fired another bullet of 550,000 with his flush draw and Sontheimer called. The river brought the and Christner shut down. Sontheimer made quads on the river and pushed all-in. Christner instantly mucked and Sontheimer extended his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,440,000
990,000
|
990,000 |
|
1,760,000
-990,000
|
-990,000 |
.
and Sontheimer checked to Christner who bet 80,000. Sontheimer called, and the turn landed the 
. Sontheimer checked for a third time, and Christner bet out 320,000 with his trip sevens. Sontheimer check-raised to 1,500,000 and Christner was forced to use on his time extension buttons before calling.
, and the flop landed 
and Christner checked again as Sontheimer bet 165,000. 
completed the board. Christner checked, Sontheimer bet 425,000, and Christner folded.
.
and Steffen Sontheimer reraised to 415,000 with the 
, moved all in. Sontheimer called off and it was off to the races. Sontheimer was looking to improve, and he did on the 
on the button and Steffen Sontheimer folded his big blind.
and Sontheimer folded.
and Christner checked his option with 
and Fedor Holz pushed all-in for 645,000 in the small blind with 
. Christian Christner shipped all-in over the top with 
