Event 17 (Day 3): Harder To Fold

Level 25 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

Christian Harder

With a pre-flop pot of about 200,000 and a flop of 10♣ 3♣ 4♦, Christian Harder put out a bet of 112,000, which Brian Hastings re-raised to 250,000. Harder deliberated for a little while before making the call.

The 3♠ came out on the turn, and Hastings pushed all-in for his final 650,000 chips.

Harder went into the tank for several minutes, saying nothing while shuffling a stack of teal 25,000 chips over and over again. Losing the hand would have left him with less than half of the chip average, but a win would give him an overwhelming chip lead with just four players remaining.

In the end, he elected to fold and remains the chip leader by a thin margin.