Jack Effel came back and said that the footage showed that Roger Hairabedian did in fact check and subtly verbalized so.
Hairabedian had to take his bet back and the hand played on.
The atmosphere is very tense in the room right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
-360,000
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-360,000 |
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770,000
360,000
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360,000 |
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The controversial, extended level has come to an end. Everyone needs 20 minutes to calm down.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The first 15 minutes of this level has been very slow with no really significant pots. At least there's no arguments and controversy!
Brandon Cantu had the button. He popped it up to 32,000 and Roger Hairabedian flung out calling chips.
The dealer tapped the table and produced a flop of 
. Hairabedian checked and Cantu continued for 38,000. Hairabedian called.
The 
rolled off on fourth and Hairabedian rapped the table once again. Cantu moved 105,000 into the middle of the table and Hairabedian called without hesitation.
The 
struck the river. Hairabedian checked for a third time, prompting Cantu to bet 150,000. Hairabedian went into the tank for well over a minute before finally letting go of his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,315,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
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|
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455,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
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Roger Hairabedian opened to 37,000 from the button and Brandon Cantu three-bet to 107,000. Hairabedian shipped all in for roughly 300,000 and Cantu called.
Hairabedian: 
Cantu: 
The board fell 
and Hairabedian was forced to settle for an elimination just short of the finals for the second year in a row.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,770,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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After a grueling heads up match between Brandon Cantu and Roger Hairabedian, our final match of Event #5: €10,450 Mixed Max - No-Limit Hold'em is set.
Final
| Match | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Cantu | 1,770,000 |
| vs. | ||
| Jonathan Aguiar | 1,110,500 |
Cantu and Aguiar will take their seats for the final and play for the bracelet at 10:45 PM local time. See you in forty-five minutes!
Cards are in the air here at the final table of Event #5: €10,450 Mixed Max - No-Limit Hold'em. By the end of the evening, either Brandon Cantu or Jonathan Aguiar will earn €258,047 and the gold World Series of Poker Europe bracelet that accompanies it.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
