Hands #197-198: Lukas Pazma Eliminated in 3rd Place (CHF 128,000)

Photo:  Lukas Pazma

HAND #197  –  Marc Sen raises from the small blind to 2,000,000, and David Kozma calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Sen checks, Kozma bets 1,500,000, and Sen folds. Kozma takes the pot.

HAND #198  –  David Kozma raises from the small blind to 2,300,000, Lukas Pazma uses a Time Chip to tank for a while before he moves all in for 5,500,000, and Kozma calls with .

Pazma turns over , and needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes , and Pazma flops an open-ended straight draw, but improves no further. Kozma wins the pot with two pair, tens and fours, to eliminate Pazma in third place.

Lukas Pazma  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  (CHF 128,000)

Here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play, which will begin after a 15-minute break:

Marc Sen  –  26,600,000  (33 bb)
David Kozma  –  22,900,000  (29 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  CHF 268,340*  (~US $300,541*)
2nd:  CHF 172,500  (~US $193,200)

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s US $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship in Las Vegas.

NOTE:  For worldwide consistency across all WPT events, the amounts on the Payouts page are in U.S. dollars. For this event, payouts have been converted using a rate of CHF 1.00 = US $1.12.