Hand #45: Sebastian Pauli opened to 100,000 with . Action folded around to Artur Koren in the big blind who called with .
The flop fell and Koren checked. Pauli continued for 100,000 and that was enough to induce a fold from Koren.
Hand #46: Koren completed from the small blind with and Kevin Killeen looked at in the big blind. Killeen cut out a raise to 165,000, putting action back on Koren.
Koren would not be swayed, however, as he opted to three-bet the action to 375,000 total. Killeen let his hand go and Koren was awarded the pot.
Hand #47: Action folded to Killeen's small blind. He held and completed. Pablo Gordillo held in the big blind and he checked his option.
The flop came and Killeen checked. Gordillo bet 55,000 and Killeen stuck around. Fourth street brought the to the felt, prompting Killeen to check a second time. Gordillo knocked the table back and the fell, pairing Killeen and giving him the best hand. Both players checked the river and Killeen was awarded the pot.
Hand #41: Pablo Gordillo raised to 100,000 from the button with and Sebastian Pauli looked down on in the small blind. Pauli three-bet to 275,000 and Gordillo folded.
Hand #42: Artur Koren raised under the gun plus two with to 100,000 and Sebastian Pauli called from the button with . Jake Mroczek called in the small blind with and [Removed:119] called from the big blind with .
The flop came down and all four players checked. On the turn the hit and all four players checked again. The river was the and Koren bet 225,000 and all three players folded, awarding him the pot.
Hand #43: Sebastian Pauli raised to 100,000 from the cutoff with and [Removed:119] three-bet all in for 930,000 with . Bensadoun picked up the pot.
Hand #44: Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody limped from the small blind with and Kevin MacPhee checked in the big blind with . The flop brought out and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Cody won the pot with a 65,000-chip bet.
Hand #39: Sebastian Pauli raised to 100,000 with from under the gun and found calls from Kevin MacPhee with in the cutoff and Artur Koren with on the button.
The flop came down and Pauli continued out for 175,000. MacPhee called and Koren let his cards go. The turn was the , pairing Pauli's nine and giving him the lead in the hand. He slowed down with a check and MacPhee followed suit.
The river was the and Pauli moved 375,000 into the middle. MacPhee let his cards go and Pauli pulled the pot.
Hand #40: [Removed:119] raised to 125,000 from early position with and Kevin Killeen called from the button. The two took a flop of and Bensadoun checked. Killeen reached for chips and bet 145,000. Bensadoun instantly folded and Killeen took the pot.
Hand #35: Pablo Gordillo raised from the hijack to 100,000 with and [Removed:119] three-bet with from the small blind to 250,000. Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody folded from the big blind and Gordillo moved all in for 1,405,000. Bensadoun folded right away and Gordillo picked up this pot.
Hand #36: Jakub Mroczek raised to 100,000 with from the cutoff and [Removed:119] called with from the button. Kevin MacPhee called from the big blind with and the flop brought out . MacPhee checked to Mroczek who bet 75,000 and both his opponent called.
The turn was the MacPhee check-called 75,000 while Bensadoun folded. On the river the hit and both players checked. MacPhee showed the winning hand and he raked in this pot.
Hand #37: Pablo Gordillo raised to 100,000 with under the gun plus one and he picked up the pot.
Hand #38: Sebastian Pauli raised under the gun plus one to 100,000 with and Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody called with from the cutoff. Kevin Killeen called from the big blind with and the flop brought out . The action checked to Cody who bet 170,000 and he picked up this pot.
Hand #32: [Removed:119] was in early position and opened with a raise to 100,000 with . He took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #33: Kevin Killeen raised to 105,000 from the cutoff with . Pablo Gordillo was on the button with and he cut out a three-bet to 260,000. Action folded back to Killeen who folded as well.
Hand #34: Killeen was in the hijack with and raised to 105,000. Sebastian Pauli peered down at on the button and moved forward a three-bet to 275,000. Action folded back around to Killeen who called to see a flop.
The flop came down , giving Killeen top pair and four to the nut flush draw. Killeen checked over to Pauli who continued out for 250,000. Killeen flatted and the board paired on the turn with the . Killeen checked again and Pauli cut out a bet of 425,000. Killeen called for a second time.
The board completed with the , bricking out Killeen's flush draw. Killeen checked one final time and Pauli checked behind. Pauli tabled his winning pair of kings and took down the pot.
Hand #27: The hand after [Removed:119] doubled up he woke up with in the small blind and raised to 125,000 on Jake Cody's big blind. Cody folded and Bensadoun picked up the pot.
Hand #28: The action folded to Sebastian Pauli who raised to 100,000 with in the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #29: Pablo Gordillo raised to 100,000 with under the gun plus one and the action folded to Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody on the button. Cody looked down on and gave it some thought before he eventually folded. The other players folded as well giving the pot to Gordillo.
Hand #30: Artur Koren raised from the small blind to 125,000 with and he won the pot.
Hand #31: Jakub Mroczek raised under the gun plus one to 100,000 with and [Removed:119] three-bet to 225,000 with from his immediate left. All other players folded and Bensadoun won another pot.
Hand #24: Artur Koren opened to 100,000 with from the cutoff. Action folded to Sebastian Pauli in the big blind and he looked down at , coming along for the ride. The flop fell and both players checked, allowing the to fall on fourth street. Pauli checked the turn and Koren dropped out 100,000. Pauli called.
The river was the and Pauli checked for a third time. Koren checked it back and Pauli was awarded the pot.
Hand #25: Kevin MacPhee raised to 110,000 with and was awarded the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Pauli made it 100,000 to go from the button and Jonathan Besadoun moved all in over the top from the big blind for 615,000. Pauli instantly called and the hands were turned over.
Bensadoun:
Pauli:
The board ran out and Bensadoun scored the doubled to 1.3 million.
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Hand #20: Kevin Killeen raised under the gun plus one to 105,000 with and Kevin MacPhee called in the big blind with . The flop brought out and MacPhee checked to Killeen who bet 130,000. MacPhee folded and Killeen took down this pot.
Hand #21: Kevin MacPhee limped from the small blind and Artur Koren raised to 125,000 from the big blind and he picked up the pot.
Hand #22: [Removed:119] raised all in from the hijack for 520,000 with and he won the pot.
Hand #23: The action folded to Kevin Killeen in the small blind and he raised to 130,000 with . Pablo Gordillo looked down on and moved all in for 1,060,000 and Killeen folded right away.
. Action folded around to Artur Koren in the big blind who called with 
.
and Koren checked. Pauli continued for 100,000 and that was enough to induce a fold from Koren.
and Kevin Killeen looked at 
in the big blind. Killeen cut out a raise to 165,000, putting action back on Koren.
and completed. Pablo Gordillo held 
in the big blind and he checked his option.
and Killeen checked. Gordillo bet 55,000 and Killeen stuck around. Fourth street brought the 
fell, pairing Killeen and giving him the best hand. Both players checked the river and Killeen was awarded the pot.
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and Sebastian Pauli looked down on 
to 100,000 and Sebastian Pauli called from the button with 
. Jake Mroczek called in the small blind with 
and [Removed:119] called from the big blind with 
.
and Kevin MacPhee checked in the big blind with 
. The flop brought out 
hit and Cody won the pot with a 65,000-chip bet.
from under the gun and found calls from Kevin MacPhee with 
in the cutoff and Artur Koren with 
and Pauli moved 375,000 into the middle. MacPhee let his cards go and Pauli pulled the pot.
and Bensadoun checked. Killeen reached for chips and bet 145,000. Bensadoun instantly folded and Killeen took the pot.
and [Removed:119] three-bet with 
from the button. Kevin MacPhee called from the big blind with 
and the flop brought out 
MacPhee check-called 75,000 while Bensadoun folded. On the river the 
, bricking out Killeen's flush draw. Killeen checked one final time and Pauli checked behind. Pauli tabled his winning pair of kings and took down the pot.
. The flop brought out