2011 World Series of Poker

Hand #297: Martin Staszko

gepostet 2011-11-09 08:07 GMT • Level 43: 1,200,000-2,400,000, 300,000 ante

Martin Staszko had he button. He raised to five million and won the pot.

Tags: Martin Staszko, Pius Heinz.

Chip Counts

gepostet 2011-11-09 08:07 GMT von 123md

Chipcounts
Pius Heinz	PokerStars Team Pro (Germany)		160,700,000	-3,500,000
Martin Staszko			45,200,000	3,500,000

Hand #296: Pius Heinz

gepostet 2011-11-09 08:06 GMT • Level 43: 1,200,000-2,400,000, 300,000 ante

Pius Heinz had the button. He raised to 4.8 million and won the pot.

Tags: Martin Staszko, Pius Heinz.

Hand #295: Martin Staszko

gepostet 2011-11-09 08:05 GMT von 123md • Level 43: 1,200,000-2,400,000, 300,000 ante

Martin Staszko had the button and limped in. Pius Heinz checked his option and the flop came down .

Both players checked, landing the on the turn. Heinz check-called 3.5 million from Staszko and the followed on the river. Heinz checked for a third time to Staszko who after a few moments bet six million. Heinz mulled it over, but opted to lay it down.

Tags: Martin Staszko, Pius Heinz.

Chip Counts

gepostet 2011-11-09 08:01 GMT von 123md

Chipcounts
Pius Heinz	PokerStars Team Pro (Germany)		164,200,000	2,700,000
Martin Staszko			41,700,000	-2,700,000

Hand #294: Heinz Shoves

gepostet 2011-11-09 08:00 GMT • Level 43: 1,200,000-2,400,000, 300,000 ante

Pius Heinz had the button and the big chip lead after that double. He raised all in and Martin Staszko folded.

Tags: Pius Heinz, Martin Staszko.

Chip Counts

gepostet 2011-11-09 07:57 GMT von 123md

Chipcounts
Pius Heinz	PokerStars Team Pro (Germany)		161,500,000	80,350,000
Martin Staszko			44,400,000	-80,350,000

Hand #293: Heinz Takes Command With a Monster Double

gepostet 2011-11-09 07:57 GMT von EricRamsey • Level 43: 1,200,000-2,400,000, 300,000 ante

Martin Staszko limped in from the button, and Pius Heinz raised to 7.9 million in the big blind. Staszko called it pretty quickly, the flop came , and Heinz continued out with 8.2 million. The Czech was having none of it, though, and he raised to 17.5 million total, sending the decision back to Heinz. He spent a few moments thinking, then leaned back in his chair and sipped his water as he pondered. He shuffled chips for a bit, then leaned back over the rail to shoot a glance across the felt. A few seconds later, he announced his all in reraise for about 70 million total!

Now it was Staszko with the decision, and he doesn't normally tank for the camera. Indeed, the call came just a minute later, and the cards were on their backs with Heinz at risk.

Showdown
Heinz:
Staszko:

"He's ahead!" Heinz's fans began to get giddy as they leaned in and gazed up at the monitors. The ace-queen was indeed the best hand, but Staszko was drawing live to the clubs and the nines left in the deck.

Turn: . Camp Heinz burst into another celebration as their guy was just one card away from a monster double. He just needed to fade Staszko's draws.

The river was black, but it was the , and Heinz and his rail enjoyed a big celebration together.

Stasko has been forced to pay off a huge double, knocking him all the way back to 44.4 million. That gives the other 161.5 million to the German, and the tides have officially turned in one fell swoop!

Tags: Martin Staszko, Pius Heinz.

Level 43 begonnen

gepostet 2011-11-09 07:47 GMT von 123md

Break

gepostet 2011-11-09 07:37 GMT • Level 42: 1,000,000-2,000,000, 300,000 ante

The players are now on a break. So are we. Heading out in search of food. And hopefully not beef jerky.