Final Table Time
The tournament has taken a brief pause in Level 33 to take pictures and complete the final table redraw. Stay tuned for seat assignments and chip counts.
The tournament has taken a brief pause in Level 33 to take pictures and complete the final table redraw. Stay tuned for seat assignments and chip counts.
Mathias Siljander open-shoved from the button for 2,550,000 and Merijn Van Rooij called from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads up with Siljander at risk.
Mathias Siljander:
Merijn Van Rooij:
The board ran out and Van Rooji held on with aces and jacks to eliminate Siljander in 10th place for €24,930.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Merijn van Rooij | 13,350,000 | 4,850,000 |
Mathias Siljander | Busted |
In the cutoff, Tjenno Eskes moved all-in for 2.3 million. Merijn Van Rooij called in the big blind to put Eskes at risk.
Tjenno Eskes:
Merijn Van Rooij:
Van Rooij continued to lead the hand with the flop, and he locked it up when the fell on the turn to give him an unbeatable set.
The tournament is now down to a pair of five-handed tables before they combine at nine players.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Merijn van Rooij | 8,500,000 | 1,890,000 |
Tjenno Eskes | Busted |
Jon Kyte opened with a raise to 525,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Karol Konopka in the big blind for a shove with his last 3,335,000. Kyte called instantly and the cards were turned up.
Karol Konopka:
Jon Kyte:
The board ran out and the turned set of kings knocked Konopka out of the tournament in 12th place for €20,780.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jon Kyte | 14,100,000 | 1,000,000 |
Karol Konopka
|
Busted |
The remaining 12 players have returned from the dinner break.
Three options are on the table for the remainder of play:
1) Play until six players remain (if achieved within two levels of play).
2) Play until nine players or less remain after two more levels.
3) Continue play past two more levels if there are still more than nine players remaining.
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Tournament staff has made the decision to send players on a dinner break. The break will last an hour and players will return at approximately 10:05 p.m. local time.
Yann Nasser raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Karol Konopka shoved from the big blind for 1,420,000. Nasser called and Konopka was at risk.
Karol Konopka:
Yann Nasser:
The board ran out and Konopka made a set of jacks to score a big double in late Day 3 action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Karol Konopka
|
3,100,000 | -870,000 |
Yann Nasser | 2,800,000 | -3,200,000 |
Jakub Koleckar shoved from the cutoff for 2,590,000 and Alejandro Lococo was the lone caller from the big blind.
Jakub Koleckar:
Alejandro Lococo:
The board ran out and the aces held to put a small dent in Lococo's giant stack and secure a double for Koleckar.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alejandro Lococo | 21,900,000 | -2,600,000 |
Jakub Koleckar | 5,580,000 | 3,480,000 |
Despite the slowing pace of play, the potential for big pots is still certainly there.
In a recent pot, Jon Kyte opened to 400,000 in the hijack and was called by Jakub Koleckar on the button. Alexandre Reard then three-bet to 1.9 million from the small blind. Kyte came back with a four-bet to 3.45 million. Koleckar folded and after giving it some thought, Reard folded as well to give Kyte a healthy pot without seeing a flop.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jon Kyte | 13,100,000 | 4,650,000 |
Alexandre Reard | 11,000,000 | -2,100,000 |
Jakub Koleckar | 2,100,000 | -100,000 |