Arnaud Mattern is not just the biggest name at this final table, nor simply the biggest stack. He's also been by far the most active player so far. In 10 minutes spent watching his table, there was only hand which was not opened by Mattern with a raise. A lot of these preflop raises are getting through, but not all of them, and in the past few minutes Mattern has been unwilling to get involved with a three-bet.
In one hand we witnessed, Mattern raised to 95,000 under the gun and it folded around to Kevin Stani on the button who reraised to 180,000. Back around to Mattern who thought about it for perhaps 30 seconds before folding.
On another occasion, it had folded around to Mattern in the big blind when he raised to 100,000. In the big blind, Mikko Jaatinen was unimpressed and went all in for around 800,000. Mattern folded instantly, and Jaatinen's stack increased to over 900,000.
It folded around to the now severely short-stacked Dmitry Vitkind in the small blind, who sleepily pushed his whole stack across the line. Big blind Arnaud Mattern was not interested and folded, putting Vitkind up to just a shade over 400,000 - still only 10 big blinds.
Mikko Jaatinen raised to 95,000, and after small blind Nicolo Calia dwelled a bit before folding, Dmitry Vitkind moved all in from the big blind for 423,000. Jaatinen called without hesitation, and he was in good shape with to Vitkind's . But the flop gave Vitkind a ray of hope. Jaatinen winced at the turn, but relaxed when he saw that the red card was the wrong suit. But the river wasn't so harmless, and Vitkind made his flush to double up. Jaatinen was left with 450,000, switching stack sizes with Vitkind moved up to 900,000.
Nicolo Calia moved all-in for 543,000 from the cutoff and it was passed around to the short-stack Mikko Jaatinen in the big blind who thought for several minutes before calling all-in.
Calia:
Jaatinen:
The board came and Jaatinen doubled up to about 900,000 leaving Calia with just 125,000 left.
Calia pushed all-in the very next hand and Konstantin Bilyauer made an automatic call in the big blind without even looking at his cards.
Calia:
Bilyauer:
Again Calia was to get an unhelpful board when it came and the Italian goes out in 7th place, €47,000 richer.
Business as usual for Arnaud Mattern who won the first three pots of this level uncontested. Dmitry Vitkind took the next two pots with a push from UTG and then he got a walk in the big blind.
Then in the most interesting hand so far this level, Konstantin Bilyauer opened preflop to 125,000 from UTG+1/Hijack, and Kevin Stani made the call on the button. Vitkind folded in the small blind but Mattern now put in a big 3-bet to 420,000. Bilyauer looked as though he wanted to fight back and you would suspect that sooner or later he will be making a big move. But on this occasion Bilyauer folded and so did Stani, both appear to be avoiding confrontation...for now.
It folded around to Steven van Zadelhoff in the small blind, who went all in. In the big blind, Kevin Stani made the call.
Stani: woke up with
Van Zadelhoff: in some trouble with
Board:
Van Zadelhoff flopped a straight flush draw, prompting some ooh-ing from the crowd, but didn't come in and he hit the rail, making the international gesture of "aw, shucks" at his girlfriend at the rail.
Stani's stack increased to just a shade below 3 million.
Arnaud Mattern raised his button, an extremely standard occurrence. Mikko Jaatinen quickly moved all in from the small blind. Konstantin Bilyauer folded his big blind, and Mattern said, "I call," almost sadly.
Jaatinen:
Mattern:
The board came , bringing no help for Jaatinen. He and his brother did the Jaatinen family proud in Tallinn this week, but their run has come to an end. Mattern now has an even bigger chip lead with 5.15 million.
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to Vitkind's 
. But the 
flop gave Vitkind a ray of hope. Jaatinen winced at the 
turn, but relaxed when he saw that the red card was the wrong suit. But the 
river wasn't so harmless, and Vitkind made his flush to double up. Jaatinen was left with 450,000, switching stack sizes with Vitkind moved up to 900,000.
and Jaatinen doubled up to about 900,000 leaving Calia with just 125,000 left.
