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Hand #165: Philippe Ktorza
Level 32: 150,000-300,000, 50,000 ante
Philippe Ktorza raises to 650,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier folds.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 8,625,000
Philippe Ktorza - 6,600,000
11:17 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #164: Marvin Rettenmaier
Level 32: 150,000-300,000, 50,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier min-raises to 600,000, and Philippe Ktorza folds.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 8,975,000
Philippe Ktorza - 6,250,000
11:16 PM, 05/26/12
Level 32 Begins
Level 32: 150,000-300,000, 50,000 ante
Level 31 comes to an end, and Level 32 begins, with increased blinds of 150,000-300,000 and a 50,000 ante. Play continues without a break.
11:14 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #163: Philippe Ktorza Doubles Thru Marvin Rettenmaier -- For the 3rd Straight Hand
Level 32: 150,000-300,000, 50,000 ante
Philippe Ktorza raises to 625,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier thinks for a bit before he moves all in. Ktorza quickly calls with K
J, but he's behind the A
4 of Rettenmaier. All in for the third hand in a row, Ktorza will once again need to win to stay alive.
The board comes J6
26
5, and Philippe Ktorza wins the pot with two pair, jacks and sixes, to double up for the third hand in a row to bring the two players close to parity once again.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 8,625,000 (34 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 6,600,000 (26 BBs)
11:14 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #162: Philippe Ktorza Doubles Thru Marvin Rettenmaier
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier moves all in, and Philippe Ktorza calls with A9. Rettenmaier turns over J5, and Ktorza needs his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board comes A8752, and Philippe Ktorza wins the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips two hands in a row.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 11,925,000 (47 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 3,300,000 (13 BBs)
11:10 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #161: Philippe Ktorza Doubles Thru Marvin Rettenmaier
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Philippe Ktorza moves all in for 800,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier calls with 52. Ktorza turns over J5, and he's a dominant favorite to double up here.
The board comes K989J, and Philippe Ktorza wins the pot with two pair, jacks and nines, to double up in chips.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 13,575,000 (54 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 1,650,000 (6 BBs)
11:07 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #160: Marvin Rettenmaier Doubles Thru Philippe Ktorza
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier min-raises to 500,000, and Philippe Ktorza calls. The flop comes 873, Ktorza checks, Rettenmaier bets 425,000, and Ktorza check-raises to 1,225,000.
Rettenmaier thinks for more than a minute before he reraises to 2,225,000, and Ktorza moves all in.
Rettenmaier quickly calls all in for 6,675,000 million with 83 for two pair, eights and threes, and Ktorza turns over Q7 -- a pair of sevens. Rettenmaier is a big favorite to double up and cripple Ktorza here.
The turn is the 9, the river is the 2, and Marvin Rettenmaier wins the pot with two pair, eights and threes, to double up in chips.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 14,400,000 (57 BBs)
Philippe Ktorza - 825,000 (3 BBs)
11:03 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #159: Marvin Rettenmaier
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Philippe Ktorza folds, giving Marvin Rettenmaier a walk.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 7,325,000
Philippe Ktorza - 7,900,000
10:57 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #158: Philippe Ktorza
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier min-raises to 500,000, and Philippe Ktorza calls. The flop comes 976, Ktorza bets 675,000, and Rettenmaier folds. Ktorza takes the pot.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 7,050,000
Philippe Ktorza - 8,175,000
10:56 PM, 05/26/12
Hand #157: Philippe Ktorza
Level 31: 125,000-250,000, 25,000 ante
Philippe Ktorza raises to 525,000, and Marvin Rettenmaier calls. Both players check to the river on a board of 1063K5, Rettenmaier checks, Ktorza bets 825,000, and Rettenmaier thinks for about 40 seconds before he folds. Ktorza takes the pot.
Marvin Rettenmaier - 7,575,000
Philippe Ktorza - 7,650,000
10:55 PM, 05/26/12
