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04-10-2025 20:54 UTC+2

Anh Do Eliminated in 21st Place (€10,440)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Anh Do bet 200,000 from the hijack on a flop of A♣J♥9♠ and Aki Vihikainen called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 6♠ and Do bet 485,000, leaving himself 5,000 behind. Vihikainen called and the 8♥ fell on the river.

Do checked to Vihikainen who moved all in, and Do paused for a moment before calling off his last chip. Vihikainen showed 10♠9♦8♣7♦ for a rivered straight and Do tossed A♠K♥4♠3♠ into the muck on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aki Vihikainen	4,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Anh Do	Busted

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Anh Do

04-10-2025 20:50 UTC+2

Jonas Klausen Eliminated in 22nd Place (€10,440)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Leonid Yanovski raised to 140,000 in early position, Jonas Klausen. moved all in for 420,000 in the hijack, and Yanovski called.

Jonas Klausen: K♦K♣9♥2♣ All in
Leonid Yanovski: A♥A♠J♦10♥

"Nice hand," Klausen said after seeing Yanovski's aces.

"Don't say that. Wait for the runout," Yanovski replied, but Klausen got no help on the 9♣4♦4♥6♦J♠ board and was eliminated in 22nd place.

A few hands earlier, Yanovski had doubled up for 475,000 when his A♣Q♠4♦4♣ hit trips on a A♦2♣K♠Q♥A♠ board against Andriy Lyubovetskiy's J♥J♦7♥7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Yanovski	1,200,000 700,000	700,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	1,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Jonas Klausen	Busted

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Jonas Klausen Leonid Yanovski

04-10-2025 20:47 UTC+2

Vihikainen Hits the Last Ace to Double Off Bedell

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Yusuf Kumtepe raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Tom-Aksel Bedell called on the button. Aki Vihikainen then reraised to 340,000 in the big blind and both opponents called.

The flop came 6♣4♠4♦ and Vihikainen bet 260,000. Kumtepe called, but Bedell then raised all in. Vihikainen called for 1,240,000 and Kumtepe got out of the way.

Aki Vihikainen: A♥A♣K♣4♥ All in
Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♠Q♥4♣2♠

"Come on, spades," Bedell pleaded as both he and Vihikainen showed trip fours, but Vihikainen spiked the A♦ on the turn to make a full house.

"How is that possible," Bedell lamented as the Q♠ completed the board on the river, earning Vihikainen a double up.

"Bye, bye," Bedell said as his chips were pushed across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aki Vihikainen	3,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	2,300,000 900,000	900,000
Yusuf Kumtepe	950,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Tom-Aksel Bedell Yusuf Kumtepe

04-10-2025 20:38 UTC+2

Bedell Gets Paid by Do

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Tom-Aksel Bedell led out for 100,000 on a J♠K♥Q♣8♣ flop and Anh Do called.

The river was the 4♦ and Bedell bet another 280,000. Do again called and Bedell showed A♠J♣10♥9♥ for a flopped straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	3,200,000 500,000	500,000
Anh Do	850,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Tom-Aksel Bedell Anh Do

04-10-2025 20:30 UTC+2

Maksymets, Jorgensen Fall

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nazar Maksymets got his last 275,000 in the middle from the hijack as Tomasz Krzesinski put him at risk in early position.

Nazar Maksymets: A♥A♣8♣4♥ All in
Tomasz Krzesinski: A♠J♣9♣6♠

The K♠Q♥9♦ flop gave Krzesinski some outs with a pair, while the J♠ turn gave him two pair and the lead. He improved to a full house on the J♦ river and Maksymets was sent to the rail.

At the same time at another table, Theo Jorgensen got his last 300,000 in from the button on a flop of A♠8♠10♣ and Yusuf Kumtepe put him at risk in the big blind.

Theo Jorgensen: J♥10♥8♣2♦ All in
Yusuf Kumtepe: A♥A♦Q♣J♣

Jorgensen had flopped two pair, but he was behind Kumtepe's top set as the rest of the board ran out 6♠5♦ to send Jorgensen to the rail.

Robin Palm was also eliminated as the field reached the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yusuf Kumtepe	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Tomasz Krzesinski	1,000,000 255,000	255,000
Nazar Maksymets	Busted
Theo Jorgensen	Busted

Robin Palm	Busted

Tags: Robin Palm Nazar Maksymets Theo Jorgensen Tomasz Krzesinski Yusuf Kumtepe

Level: 17

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

04-10-2025 19:43 UTC+2

Chip Counts at Break (full)

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fredrik Lindstrom	5,800,000 100,000	100,000
Youness Barakat	4,100,000 100,000	100,000
Alexander Petersen	3,400,000 200,000	200,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	2,700,000 200,000	200,000
Amir Mozaffarian	2,600,000

Hossein Ensan	2,400,000 600,000	600,000

Artur Teshaev	2,200,000 900,000	900,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	2,100,000 600,000	600,000

Filip Lovric	1,900,000 300,000	300,000
Gergo Nagy	1,600,000
Aku Joentausta	1,600,000 600,000	600,000
Aki Vihikainen	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Dominykas Karmazinas	1,500,000 200,000	200,000
Anh Do	1,300,000 200,000	200,000
Filip Aleksic	1,300,000
Yusuf Kumtepe	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Stefan Lehner	760,000 540,000	540,000

Theo Jorgensen	750,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Tomasz Krzesinski	745,000 745,000	745,000
Henri Kasper	675,000 445,000	445,000
Vitalijs Korhs	595,000 296,000	296,000
Jonas Klausen	560,000 340,000	340,000
Leonid Yanovski	500,000 100,000	100,000
Robin Palm	460,000 340,000	340,000
Nazar Maksymets	275,000 275,000	275,000

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04-10-2025 19:30 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The remaining 25 players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. Action should resume at 9:25 p.m. local time.

04-10-2025 19:30 UTC+2

Nagy Hits the River to Double Off Mozaffarian; Kraft Falls to Lindstrom

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle on a flop of J♦7♠5♣, Gergo Nagy got his last 640,000 in the middle as Amir Mozaffarian put him at risk.

Gergo Nagy: J♥8♣7♦5♦ All in
Amir Mozaffarian: J♣7♣9♦9♠

Both players showed the same two pair and were poised for a chop as the Q♥ fell on the turn, but Nagy caught the 8♠ on the river to make jacks and eights and double up.

At the same time at another table, Florian Kraft got his last 300,000 in the middle from the big blind on a flop of A♦7♠5♦ and was up against Fredrik Lindstrom in the small blind.

Florian Kraft: A♠Q♣J♦9♥ All in
Fredrik Lindstrom: 10♣8♥7♣6♠

Lindstrom had a straight draw against Kraft's top pair as the turn came the 2♣, but Lindstrom caught the 9♣ on the river to make his straight and send Kraft to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fredrik Lindstrom	5,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Amir Mozaffarian	2,600,000 200,000	200,000

Gergo Nagy	1,600,000 450,000	450,000
Florian Kraft	Busted

Tags: Amir Mozaffarian Florian Kraft Fredrik Lindstrom Gergo Nagy

04-10-2025 19:17 UTC+2

Do Makes Two Sets to Triple

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With around 450,000 in the pot on a flop of 10♦8♦2♥, Anh Do moved all in for 350,000 under the gun and Artur Teshaev called on the button, as did big blind Tom-Aksel Bedell.

Teshaev and Bedell checked down the A♥ turn and 4♠ river and Bedell showed A♦9♥5♣2♦ for two pair. Do, though, showed 10♥10♠8♠8♣, having flopped a set with both of his pairs, and Teshaev mucked to surrender the triple up to Do.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	2,900,000 300,000	300,000
Anh Do	1,500,000 600,000	600,000
Artur Teshaev	1,300,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Anh Do Artur Teshaev Tom-Aksel Bedell