From the cutoff seat, Joel Nordkvist raised to 32,000 on the first hand of the new level. Keven Stammen made the call on the button, and the flop came down . Nordkvist bet 40,000, and Stammen called.
The turn was the , and Nordkvist bet 85,000. Stammen called to see the pair the board with cowboys on the river. Nordkvist checked, and Stammen checked behind.
Nordkvist showed the , but his ten high was no good against Stammen's for two pair.
Philipp Gruissem opened with a raise to 32,000 from under the gun and Kent Roed called in the hijack seat. Joseph Cheong then moved all in from the button for 364,000 and Gruissem went all in as well, only he had around 200,000 in his stack. Roed got out of the way and the two went for a showdown.
Cheong:
Gruissem:
Gruissem was behind and needed help from the board to save his tournament life. The flop ran reducing Gruissem's chances even more. The on the turn left him with almost no hope while the on the river gave a set for Cheong and eliminated Gruissem in 6th place for €41,200.
Kent Roed raised to 54,000 from the big blind and Benny Spindler made the call from under the gun. Joel Nordkvist on the button called as well and the three saw the come on the flop.
Roed bet 113,000 and Spindler folded his hand. Nordkvist asked how much did Roed had left in his stack and the answer was 96,000. Nordkvist then shoved all in and Roed made the call.
Nordkvist:
Roed:
Nordkvist was in fron with a pair of jacks while Roed was down to just two outs. The on the turn and the on the river bricked and Roed hit the rail in 5th place for €57,600.
From under the gun, Joel Nordkvist raised to 32,000. Joseph Cheong called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the , and Cheong checked. Nordkvist bet 40,000, and Cheong called.
On the river, the landed. Cheong checked, Nordkvist bet 100,000, and Cheong quickly made the call. Nordkvist showed the , but Cheong's kicker with the gave him the winning hand.
From under the gun, Keven Stammen raised to 38,000. On the button was Benny Spindler, and he made the call. Then, Joseph Cheong called from the small blind.
The three players took a flop of , and Cheong checked. Stammen fired 61,000, which was called by Spindler. Cheong also called.
The turn was the , and that was followed by all three players checking to see the land on the river. After Cheong and Stammen checked, Spindler bet 75,000. Cheong folded, then Stammen also folded, and Spindler won the pot.
After Keven Stammen raised from first position to 38,000, Joseph Cheong reraised out of the small blind to 108,000. Stammen asked for an estimated count, then moved all in. Cheong folded.
From under the gun, Benny Spindler raised to 32,000. His only customer was Keven Stammen from the big blind to see a flop of . Stammen checked, and Spindler fired 50,000 as his continuation bet. Stammen called.
The turn paired the board with the , and Stammen checked over to Spindler again. Spindler tossed out 200,000, and Stammen folded.
Keven Stammen opened with a raise to 34,000 from under the gun and Joel Nordkvist in the big blind made the call. The dealer opened the on the flop and Nordkvist checked. Stammen continued for 41,000, Nordkvist raised to 100,000 and Stammen called.
It was Nordkvist who made the first bet of 130,000 after seeing the come on the turn and Stammen made the call. Both players checked the on the river and Nordkvist flipped for a pair of quenns. However, that wasn't enough as Stammen opened and collected the pot.