Just a couple hands after Andrey Gulyy was eliminated, Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier has followed him out the door, and one again it was Juha Helppi who did the deed.
It happened when Helppi raised to 48,000 from middle position and Mercier three-bet jammed for around 350,000. Action folded back to Helppi and he snap-called.
Showdown
Mercier:
Helppi:
Once again Helppi held a big hand, and he had Mercier in dire straights. The flop gave Mercier a pair of queens, but it also delivered Helppi a pair of aces. The turn was of no consequence, and neither was the river. With that, the last Team PokerStars Pro in the field made his way to the payout desk in seventh place to collect €44,200.
Amazingly we've just witnessed three eliminations in less than five minutes. This time it was Marcin Wydrowski, who follow Jason Mercier out the door in the very next hand.
It happened when action folded to Wydrowski in the small blind and he splashed in a bunch of chips. It was technically a raise to 210,000, but given he only had 90,000 or so behind it represented a shove. Germany's Marvin Rettenmaier squeezed out his cards in the big blind, announced that he was all in, and Wydrowski committed the rest of his chips.
Showdown
Rettenmaier:
Wydrowski:
Wydrowski got it in good, but that wouldn't matter as the flop hit Rettenmaier hard with trips. Wydrowski remained seated until the dealer burned and turned the , which left him drawing dead. As the was being run out on the river for good measure, Wydrowski was shaking hands with his opponent and exiting the tournament in sixth place.
Sorel Mizzi opened to 60,000 in first position, Fabian Quoss three-bet to 100,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Mizzi, who called.
The dealer fanned , and Mizzi checked. Quoss continued, tossing out four red T25,000 chips, and Mizzi went into the tank.
"All in," he muttered after a minute or so, making it 470,000 total.
"Call," Quoss said immediately, turning over .
Mizzi was very much alive with , and the on the turn gave him two extra outs to make a better full house. The river was red, but the was a brick, and Mizzi was eliminated.
He wished the table luck, and Quoss raked in a massive, 1.2 million-chip pot.
Marvin Rettenmaier opened to 62,000 from under the gun, Fabian Quoss defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Quoss check-called a 76,000-chip bet from Rettenmaier, and the turn brought the .
Quoss checked again, Rettenmaier fired 146,000, and Quoss tank-called.
The completed the board, Quoss checked again, and Rettenmaier unhappily checked behind. He opened for king-high, and Quoss turned over for a pair of queens.
Fabian Quoss opened for 60,000 under the gun and received calls from Marvin Rettenmaier and Philippe Ktorza on the button and big blind respectively. All three players then checked the flop, the turned, and Ktorza led out for 86,000.
Both his opponents called, and then all three players returned to checking on the river. Ktorza was first to show and tabled , which was behind the of Quoss. Unfortunately for them both, Rettenmaier revealed for a pair of aces to beat the both.
Fabian Quoss raised to 80,000 out of the small blind, and Marvin Rettenmaier defended the big blind. The flop fell , and Quoss opted to check. Rettenmaier fired 86,000, and Quoss called.
The turn was another ten - the - and Quoss checked again. Rettenmaier tossed out 168,000, and Quoss tank-called.
The river was the , and Quoss checked a final time. Rettenmaier checked behind, turning over for jacks and tens with a king kicker, and Quoss flipped over for the same hand.
flop gave Mercier a pair of queens, but it also delivered Helppi a pair of aces. The 
turn was of no consequence, and neither was the 
river. With that, the last Team PokerStars Pro in the field made his way to the payout desk in seventh place to collect €44,200.
flop hit Rettenmaier hard with trips. Wydrowski remained seated until the dealer burned and turned the 
, which left him drawing dead. As the 
was being run out on the river for good measure, Wydrowski was shaking hands with his opponent and exiting the tournament in sixth place.
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on the turn gave him two extra outs to make a better full house. The river was red, but the 
was a brick, and Mizzi was eliminated.
for a pair of queens.
turned, and Ktorza led out for 86,000.
river. Ktorza was first to show and tabled 
of Quoss. Unfortunately for them both, Rettenmaier revealed 
for a pair of aces to beat the both.
- and Quoss checked again. Rettenmaier tossed out 168,000, and Quoss tank-called.
, and Quoss checked a final time. Rettenmaier checked behind, turning over 