Huang Tangles With Katzenberger and Loeser
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Wei Huang limped in with the 
on the button and Viktor Katzenberger raised to 700,000 in the big blind with the 
. Huang limp-raised to 2,700,000 and Katzenberger folded to see Huang jump back into the lead.
Huang then raised the 
from the cutoff to 320,000 and Manig Loeser defended the 
. The 
flop gave Loeser top pair, which he checked, and Huang bet 250,000. Loeser called and the 
turn paired the board.
Loeser now led for 475,000 and Huang gave it some thought before making the call. The 
came on the river and both players checked to award the pot and chip lead to Loeser.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,920,000
1,040,000
|
1,040,000 |
|
||
|
6,420,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
5,980,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
||
|
5,320,000
-1,030,000
|
-1,030,000 |
|
2,000,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |