Stoyan Madanzhiev opened to 30,000 from the cutoff and was called by Biao Ding on the button for a heads-up pot.
Ding called a 15,000 bet from Madanzhiev on the J♠7♣A♥ flop and then bet 45,000 after being checked to on the 10♣ turn.
Madanzhiev laid his hand down and Ding added to his stack.
Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Jules Dickerson shoved for his last 154,000 from the hijack and action folded to Mathew Frankland, who also went all in from the small blind. Nick Petrangelo got out of the way in the big blind and hands were revealed.
Jules Dickerson: 8♣7♣
Mathew Frankland: J♣J♥
Dickerson was in rough shape, and the 3♥A♥6♣10♦5♣ runout was of no help, eliminating Dickerson as players approach the final table.
Mathew Frankland opened under the gun to 27,000 and Nick Petrangelo jammed from the hijack for 160,000. Morten Klein rejammed, covering Petrangelo, and Frankland folded.
Nick Petrangelo: A♦10♦
Morten Klein: A♠K♣
The 3♠3♦10♥5♥J♣ runout gave Petrangelo the double, as he paired his ten on the flop.
Michel Molenaar opened to 24,000 from the hijack and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel on the button and Biao Ding in the small blind. Patrik Antonius then shoved from the big blind. Molenaar got out of the way, Thorel called all in for his last 270,000, and Ding folded for a heads-up showdown.
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♣Q♠
Patrik Antonius: A♦9♦
The 4♣9♥7♣2♦8♠ runout kept Antonius best with a pair of nines and Thorel was eliminated.
Players have retaken their seats and cards are back in the air!
Level: 15
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.
Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.
The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | €1,134,375* |
| 2 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | €1,048,550* |
| 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €901,070* |
| 4 | Santiago Plante | Canada | €511,300 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | €393,300 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | €302,500 |
| 7 | Curtis Knight | Canada | €232,700 |
| 8 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | €179,000 |
*Denotes three-way deal
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