Hands #38-42: Pocket Nines are Good for Montury
Hand #38: Chip Leader Valentin Messina opened to 250,000 from under the gun with the 
and Dominik Panka called on the button with 
, short stack Stefan Schillhabel filled up in the big blind with 
. The 
flop was checked to Panka and checked behind to see the 
on the turn.
Schillhabel tanked for a while and then bet 400,000 to win the pot.
Hand #39: unknown action.
Hand #40: Jean Montury opened to 250,000 with 
and was called by Valentin Messina in the small blind with 
as well as Panka in the big blind with 
. The three players checked the 
flop and Panka bet the 
turn for 400,000 to receive two folds of the Frenchmen.
Hand #41: The action folded to Panka in the small blind and he raised to 325,000 with 
. Montury looked at 
in the big blind and three-bet to 875,000. Panka gave it some thought and called to see a flop of 
. The Pole check-folded to a bet of 775,000 by the Frenchman.
Hand #42: Messina opened to 250,000 with 
and Montury three-bet to 520,000 out of the small blind, holding the . The chip leader let go and Montury won the pot preflop.