The Defending Champ Falls
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Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Christian Stallinger opened for 1,600 and PokerStars player Michael Eiler, who is the defending champ of this event after winning it back in Season 7, put in the last of his 5,500, Stallinger made the call with 
and Eiler was racing for his tournament life with 
.
The cards fell 
and Eiler made his way to the exit.
Stallinger claimed his second victim in back-to-back hands, and this time it assured a new EPT champion would emerge in Vienna.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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105,100
6,100
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6,100 |
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Busted | |
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on the turn and 
on the river were blanks and Grospellier quadrupled to about 44,000.
turn respectively, and then both players checked the 
river.
for aces and threes, and it was good as Gruissem sent his cards to the muck unseen.
flop roll out. Cates called another bet on the flop and on the turn, when a 
popped up, the remainder of his chips went into the pot.
. The flop would spell trouble for Danzer though as it displayed a jack; 
on the river were of no help and Danzer left the tournament room.
and Neumann gave it some thought before betting 7,500. Hansen played around with his chips for a bit before casually tossing in the call, chip by chip. On the turn the 
popped up and both players checked.
and Neumann checked once again. Hansen took about 20 seconds before putting together a big bet worth 26,600 with just 15,000 chips left behind.
for a turned straight and he raked in this pot as Neumann flashed 
. The German pro's head slowly turned a bit red, but he remained silent as Hansen had just cracked his pocket aces.
and Staszko bet 8,500 only to be face by an all-in from Nuotio for 31,100. Staszko was taken aback, “Queens? Aces?” He asked before making the call with 
to give Nuotio a straight and leave Staszko muttering about a strange flop and shaking his head in disbelief.
