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Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Bernhard Binder got his final 80,000 into the middle preflop with Lorenzo Arduini making the call to try and send him home.
Bernhard Binder: J♣J♠ 
Lorenzo Arduini: Q♦Q♠
Binder needed to bink a jack if he was to survive in the event. However, the runout of 7♣3♣5♣K♠6♦ didn't help Binder and Arduini's queens held up, sending Binder to the rail.
Atanas Kodinov, in the small blind, found himself all in and at risk for his last 31,000, against Hubert Matuszewski on the button.
Atanas Kodinov: A♦10♦
Hubert Matuszewski: K♣Q♥
Kodinov was ahead until the 4♣Q♣10♠ flop gave Matuszewski a superior pair. The J♥ turn and 9♠ river improved Matuszewski to a straight to eliminate Kodinov.
On a board of 6♠J♥K♦3♣ with around 50,000 in the pot, Ion-Silviu Scobai shoved his remaining stack of over 20,000 into the pot, and Saleh Assi flicked in the call.
Ion-Silviu Scobai: A♦A♠
Saleh Assi: Q♣J♦
Scobai's stack had been up and down all day and he was in a good spot to scoop this pot. Only a queen or a jack on the river would see Assi eliminate Scobai, instead the 2♥ rolled off, which gave Scobai the pot.
Nejat Erman raised to 6,000 from early position and Ilija Savevski called from the hijack.
Erman continued with a bet of 5,000 on the 6♣K♠8♠ flop and Savevski called.
Erman chose to check when the dealer dropped the 5♥ turn. Savevski bet 20,000, and after a bit of thinking, Erman called.
The Q♦ river got checked through and Erman took down the pot with A♣A♦. Savevski showed A♠10♠ for a flopped flush draw that bricked out by the river.
Ivan Pavlov raised to 6,000 from the hijack, Timur Muxamedaminov called in the cutoff, as did Tom Kunze on the button, and Samy Khaled in the big blind.
The action checked to Muxamedaminov, who took the lead for 12,000 on the K♦J♦9♠ flop. Kunze folded and Khaled called. Pavlov check-raised to 45,000. Muxamedaminov moved all in for 82,000 and Khaled folded. Pavlov called.
Timur Muxamedaminov: Q♥10♥
Ivan Pavlov: K♣9♣
Muxamedaminov had flopped the nut straight, while Pavlov held two pair. The 4♥ turn and 5♣ changed nothing and Muxamedaminov doubled up.
Patrick Leonard called in the small blind, but Lars Kamphues wasn’t going to let that slide and raised it to 10,500. Leonard decided to call.
Both players checked the flop, which came down 3♠6♠9♥.
When the 4♦ hit on the turn, Leonard took the lead with a bet of 21,500, and Kamphues called.
They both checked again on the 3♥ river, bringing them to a showdown. Leonard revealed K♥7♣ for king-high, while Kamphues showed 9♦2♠ for a pair of nines, taking down the pot.
Romain Retiere raised to 6,000 from under the gun. Jeremie Zouari, on the button, three-bet to 17,000 and Retiere called.
The 5♣5♠10♣ flop saw Retiere play in flow. Zouari bet out 16,000 and Retiere went into the tank.
Retiere rechecked his cards before producing a raise to 46,000, earning a fold and the pot.
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