Shipping Forecast
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante

More and more frequent, with outbreaks of last-level double-or-bust fever. Temperatures in the tournament room are in the mid to high drowsy, and the 180 players remaining are perspiring gently.
So far we've seen Ludovic Lacay do it (for 19,300 in mid position) with no caller, and Heinz Kamutzki do it when it folded to him in the cutoff for 12,000. This time the button quickly called and Kamutzki's tournament life was at risk with . The button showed down
which was instantly outdrawn on the
flop. The turn and river
were irrelevant, and I learnt that the German for 'door card' is 'door card' (it was pointed out as good by a grinning Kamutzki).