Tobias Reinkemeier opened with a raise to 32,000 from middle position and Stanislav Labutkin flatted from the cutoff seat. The flop came down and both players checked to see the land on the turn. Reinkemeier checked and Labutkin bet 26,000. Reinkemeier called.
The river completed the board with the , putting a pair of fours in the middle. Reinkemeier check-called a bet of 35,000 from Labutkin, but mucked his hand when Labutkin tabled the .
From under the gun, Jean-Noel Thorel limped in. Action then folded to short stack Kristijonas Andrulis on the button and he raised to 150,000, effectively telling the table he was all in as he only had 36,000 behind. Play folded back to Thorel and he announced a call. The dealer asked him for 150,000, which seemed to surprise Thorel that it was so much. Either way, he was verbally committed and put the chips out.
The flop came down and Thorel announced that he was all in. Andrulis quickly called off the last of his chips with the , but was behind the for Thorel.
The turn was the , giving Andrulis some additional outs, but the on the river missed him. Andrulis was eliminated in ninth place and took home €27,190. With his elimination, the tournament is now down to the official final table and everyone is guaranteed €32,630.
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With around 88,000 already in the pot and two players in the hand the flop went and both players, Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind and Tobias Reinkemeier in the early position checked.
The on the turn was followed by a 75,000 bet from Thorel and a call from Reinkemeier. The dealer opened and both players checked. Thorel showed for a pair of aces which was good for the win.
Joao Vieira has been eliminated in eighth place. He was all in preflop with against the pocket tens for Stanislav Labutkin. No help came for Vieira on the flop, turn or river and he was off to the payout desk to collect his €32,630 reward.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Carlos Mora found all the money in preflop with Mora in the lead and looking to double up. He was all in for 246,000 with the and Grospellier held the .
The flop, turn and river ran out and Mora doubled up. Grospellier was left with just about 30,000 in chips.
On the flop, there was a sizable pot already in the middle and Laurent Polito checked to Jean-Noel Thorel. Thorel bet 106,000 and Polito check-raised to 300,000. Thorel called.
The turn was the and Polito moved all in for 628,000. Thorel snapped with the . Polito held the for a set of sevens and had Thorel drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the and Polito had successfully doubled to over two million in chips. Thorel was left with just 202,000.
From under the gun, Alex Bilokur raised to 34,000. Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier called all in from the next seat for 25,000 and play folded to Tobias Reinkemeier in the cutoff seat. He reraised and made it 85,000 to go. Play folded back to Bilokur and he announced that he was all in. Reinkemeier folded.
Grospellier:
Bilokur:
The board came and Grospellier was eliminated in seventh place. He took home €43,150 for his finish and the field dropped down to six players.
Frenchman Jean-Noel Thorel just doubled up for two times after shoving his stack against Alex Bilokur at first and then doing the same against Laurent Polito.
The first hand was opened by Tobias Reinkemeier with a raise to 32,000 from under the gun and called by Carlos Mora in the hijack seat. Bilokur re-raised to 78,000 in the small blind and Thorel shoved for 200,000. Reinkemeier and Mora folded and Bilokur called.
Showdown
Bilokur:
Thorel:
The Frenchman was dominated, but the flop gave Thorel a pair putting him in the lead. Bilokur needed to hit an ace or a queen, but neither the on the turn, nor the on the river was good for him and Thorel doubled up.
Just a few hands later Thorel, sitting in the hijack seat called Laurent Polito's shove from the big blind. This time Thorel was in the lead holding against Polito's . The board ran and Thorel doubled his 460,000 stack to 954,000.
and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. Reinkemeier checked and Labutkin bet 26,000. Reinkemeier called.
, putting a pair of fours in the middle. Reinkemeier check-called a bet of 35,000 from Labutkin, but mucked his hand when Labutkin tabled the 
.
and Thorel announced that he was all in. Andrulis quickly called off the last of his chips with the 
, but was behind the 
for Thorel.
, giving Andrulis some additional outs, but the 
on the river missed him. Andrulis was eliminated in ninth place and took home €27,190. With his elimination, the tournament is now down to the official final table and everyone is guaranteed €32,630.
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and both players, Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind and Tobias Reinkemeier in the early position checked.
and both players checked. Thorel showed 
against the pocket tens for Stanislav Labutkin. No help came for Vieira on the flop, turn or river and he was off to the payout desk to collect his €32,630 reward.
and Grospellier held the 
and Mora doubled up. Grospellier was left with just about 30,000 in chips.
and Polito moved all in for 628,000. Thorel snapped with the 
. Polito held the 
for a set of sevens and had Thorel drawing dead.
and Polito had successfully doubled to over two million in chips. Thorel was left with just 202,000.
on the river was good for him and Thorel doubled up.
and Thorel doubled his 460,000 stack to 954,000.