The final 11 players are on their first scheduled 15-minute break of the day after more than three hours of play. Another break will likely follow in the near future for the redraw of the final nine players.
The final 11 players are on their first scheduled 15-minute break of the day after more than three hours of play. Another break will likely follow in the near future for the redraw of the final nine players.
Level: 22
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 9 | 1 | Keimo Suominen | Finland | 2,315,000 | 46 |
| 9 | 3 | Vadim Guk | Estonia | 1,940,000 | 39 |
| 9 | 5 | Aleksei Gontšar | Estonia | 495,000 | 10 |
| 9 | 7 | Seyed Tabaei | Sweden | 1,630,000 | 33 |
| 9 | 9 | Anders Bjorkheim | Norway | 1,460,000 | 29 |
| 10 | 1 | Einar Porolfsson | Iceland | 995,000 | 20 |
| 10 | 2 | Kaido Mikk | Estonia | 1,285,000 | 26 |
| 10 | 3 | Steven Tool | Estonia | 715,000 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | Andre Mägi | Estonia | 845,000 | 17 |
| 10 | 7 | Esko Brandt | Estonia | 2,075,000 | 42 |
| 10 | 9 | Taavi Pusa | Estonia | 1,370,000 | 27 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,315,000 | |
|
|
2,075,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
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1,940,000 | |
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|
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|
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1,630,000 | |
|
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1,460,000 | |
|
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1,370,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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1,285,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
995,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
845,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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715,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
495,000 | |
Einar Thorolfsson raised to 105,000 and was called by Steven Tool in the big blind. They headed to the A♣K♦10♣ flop on which Tool check-jammed into a bet of 105,000 for the 560,000 he had behind.
Steven Tool: Q♣5♣
Einar Thorolfsson: A♦Q♠
The board ran out K♠2♥ and Porolfsson prevailed with his top pair to knock out the cash game specialist Tool in 11th place for €3,850. After the next elimination, the final nine players will redraw to the nine-handed final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Esko Brandt raised the K♠J♣ up to 105,000 from under the gun and Andre Mägi defended the big blind with the 8♦8♣. The Q♦9♠3♠ flop was checked by Mägi and Brandt bet 75,000, which his opponent called.
Both checked the 2♣ turn and the 10♥ river gave Brandt the nut straight. Mägi checked and faced a bet of 400,000 into a pot of 410,000. Mägi tank-called and was left with fumes on the final table bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
215,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
Aleksei Gontšar was the far shortest stack on the outer table and defended his big blind once, then jammed the 7♦6♥5♠ flop to scoop the pot. On the next hand, Gontsar pushed from under the gun and won the blinds as well as big blind ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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600,000
105,000
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105,000 |
Over on the outer table, the action folded to Aleksei Gontšar in the small blind and he pushed all-in for around 550,000. Seyed Tabaei sighed in the big blind and called after a few seconds, having lost some chips since the last break.
Aleksei Gontšar: Q♣9♥
Seyed Tabaei: A♣J♠
The A♥8♦2♠K♦7♣ board sealed the fate of Gontsar in tenth place, which secured the final table for all other nine players. They are now on a short break ahead of the redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,725,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
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Busted |
There are 46:08 minutes left in the level and the redraw of the final nine players is as follows.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taavi Pusa | Estonia | 2,195,000 | 44 |
| 2 | Seyed Tabaei | Sweden | 1,725,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Esko Brandt | Estonia | 1,880,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Einar Porolfsson | Iceland | 1,635,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Andre Mägi | Estonia | 190,000 | 4 |
| 6 | Kaido Mikk | Estonia | 1,385,000 | 28 |
| 7 | Vadim Guk | Estonia | 2,140,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Anders Bjorkheim | Norway | 1,235,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Keimo Suominen | Finland | 2,740,000 | 55 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,740,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
2,195,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
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2,140,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,880,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
|
1,725,000 | |
|
|
1,635,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
1,385,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,235,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
190,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
The action kicked off with a raise to 105,000 by Einar Thorolfsson with the A♠4♠ and Kaido Mikk called in the small blind with the A♣4♣. Vadim Guk jammed out of the big blind with the 5♥5♣ to force two folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,500,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Andre Mägi pushed all-in for the last 190,000 and was called by Kaido Mikk in the hijack.
Andre Mägi: 6♥6♣
Kaido Mikk: A♠10♦
The board ran out Q♣9♦7♠4♥3♦ and Mägi held onto his lead to leap back to ten big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
505,000
315,000
|
315,000 |