Hand #14: Magnus Karlsson in the hijack made it 105,000 with . Antonio Buonanno on the button with raised it up to 225,000. This scared away both blinds, but Karlsson made the call.
on the flop and Karlsson checked. Buonanno checked behind and the free fell on the turn. Karlsson was drawing dead by now, but no way of knowing it. Both players checked the turn.
The on the river made Karlsson check again. Buonanno bet 200,000. Karlsson said "This is so weird! Do you have aces?" Karlsson did eventually call, but mucked upon seeing Buonanno's hand.
Hand #15: Sebastian von Toperczer limped the button with . Kenny Hicks made it 165,000 with . Jack Salter folded in the big blind and Topczer decided to make the call.
The flop was and Hicks bet 150,000 and von Topczer quickly folded.
Hand #16: Von Toperczer picked up in the cutoff and raised to 100,000. Kenny Hicks folded on the button and von Toperczer picked up the pot.
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Hand #17: Sebastian von Toperczer opened the hijack with for 120,000. Karlsson had but he folded, just like everyone else.
Hand #18: Salter opened the cutoff with for 135,000. Everyone folded and the pot went to Salter.
Hand #19: Action folded to Roca in the cutoff who opened for 125,000 with . Everyone folded and yet another "raise and take it".
Hand #20: Kenny Hicks under the gun raised it up to 120,000 holding . Roca folded his pocket fours but Antonio Buonanno in the small blind with made it 305,000. Action back to Hicks who shoved all in for 1,895,000. Buonanno needed to add 1,590,000 to call, but didn't as he mucked after about two minutes of thinking.
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Hand #21: Malte Moennig raised to 125,000 from the cutoff with and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #22: Mayu Roca raised to 125,000 from under the gun with . Antonio Buonanno made the call in the cutoff with with .
The flop was and both players checked. The on the turn hit Roca and he decided to check again, Buoanno also checked.
The came on the river and Roca bet 285,000 and Buonanno folded after his customary minute-long dwell.
Hand #23: Action was passed to Jack Salter in the small blind and he flat-called with . Mayu Roca checked with . The flop was and Salter bet 100,000 to win the pot.
Hand #24: Antonio Buonanno opened under the gun plus one for 125,000 with . As soon as we saw Kenny Hicks had in the cutoff, we saw it could mean an all in. Hicks made it 300,000 and the other players folded. Buonanno shoved all in and Hicks made the call.
It was a classic race but it was probably the most important one of Hicks' life. The 4,560,000 pot wouldn't go his way though, he busted in 7th after the board ran out .
The remaining six players are all guaranteed €258,300.
Hand #25: Jack Salter raised to 125,000 from the cutoff with and won the pot.
Hand #26: Mayu Roca made it 125,000 with and everyone folded.
Hand #27: Jack Salter raised to 125,000 preflop with and Malte Moennig moved all in for 1,015,000 with . Sebastian von Topczer picked up and got a count before making the call. Salter folded.
The flop came and Moennig gained a flush draw, the turn changed nothing and the river left just five players remaning.