Emilien Pitavy

Hand 88: Sturm raised all-in from the small blind for 5,200,000. Emilien Pitavy was in the big blind and risked his tournament life with his stack of around 2,300,000.

Emilien Pitavy: A 7

Leon Sturm: J 9

The board ran out 7 J 2 5 8 , both paired the flop, but Sturm moved ahead with top pair. Sturm’s hand maintained this lead all the way to the river to send Pitavy out of APT High Roller in 4th place. It was the right call for Pitavy, but not the right result.

Pitavy earned PHP 1,950,000 which will help improve his total live earnings to over USD 600,000. Pitavy also cashed earlier in this series, coming in 3rd at the Baby Superstar Challenge.