Davidi Kitai made it 18,000 to go from UTG, Cornelis Alblas flat-called from UTG+1, and after the action was folded around to Martin Nielsen in the big blind, he moved all in for about 120,000. Kitai gave up his hand, leaving Alblas to agonize over his decision, looking up to the heavens, perhaps in search of some otherworldly guidance.
Ultimately he folded his face-up. Nielsen showed and raked in the pot, leaving Alblas to wonder what might have been.
Jonas Molander opened for a raise to 20,000 from early position and when action got to Alessandro Longobardi, he moved all in for 206,500. When it got back to Molander, he snap-called and the players showed:
Molander:
Longobardi:
The flop came giving Longobardi the lead. The on the turn gave Molander a flush draw, but the river gave Longobardi the winning full house. He doubled up to 433,000 leaving Molander shaking his head.
Claudio Cecchi just picked up a much needed double up when his held up against the of Sebastian Ruthenberg. Ruthenberg was drawing dead by the turn and Cecchi doubled to approximately 210,000.
Martin Nielsen
Action folded around to Martin Nielsen in the small blind and he opened for a standard raise. His big blind opponent, Davidi Kitai, reraised and Nielsen moved all in for 158,500 total. Kitai eventually called and the players showed:
Nielsen:
Kitai:
The board ran out and Nielsen doubled up to 340,000 chips.
Joe Pelton - 27th Place
Joe Pelton, who started the day with a reasonable chip stack, has been eliminated. Pelton just couldn't seem to get anything going and slowly blinded off until he was forced to make a stand with but ran into the of Daniele Mazzia. Pelton was all in for just under 100,000 and got no help from the board. In addition to adding another cash to his already impressive tournament resume, Pelton will leave with € 19,800 for his efforts.
Jonas Molander pushed preflop with but was snap-called by Sebastian Ruthenberg who revealed .
It looked deeply ominous for Molander on the flop, but a turn followed by a gut-wrenching river dealt the German bracelet winner the cruelest of blows.
Meanwhile, we have stopped for a short break, during which Ruthenberg can be found vomiting in the lavatory.