Jonas Stechbarth moved all in for 225,000 and Malte Von Ostrowski followed suit for not much more, around 300,000, while Timo Scarcella called behind, covering both players.
Jonas Stechbarth: J♣7♣
Malte Von Ostrowski: 10♥10♦
Timo Scarcella: Q♣Q♥
Scarcella looked set for a double knockout with his pocket queens, but the runout came 7♥4♦2♣7♠J♥, Stechbarth hitting a full house to secure the triple up, and Scarcella winning the small side pot and eliminating former chip leader Von Ostrowski.
Helge Pedersen was all-in for 300,000 and at risk versus Ercan Atmaca.
Helge Pedersen: A♥6♥
Ercan Atmaca: 10♣8♣
Pederson was ahead but the K♦3♥10♥8♦5♠ runout gave his opponent two pair and sent him to the rail, with the chips appearing likely to have gone in on the flop.
138 players made their way to Casino Schenefeld today, all dreaming of getting their hands on the PokerStars Eureka Hamburg Main Event trophy and corresponding first place prize of €110,070.
After a frantic day of action, only 19 players remain to return for Day 3 and their shot at the trophy, with Dutchman Stan Van Dijk (2,000,500) taking the chip lead into the final day, closely followed by Tim Werner (1,850,000) and Sergej Schumacher (1,645,000) of Germany.
Van Dijk's career best score is second in the Battle of Malta Main Event in 2022 for over $150,000, and he will be hoping to add another six-figure prize to his resume.
Werner and Schumacher both have recorded live cashes totaling under $10,000 and they will be be looking to bag a career-best score, along with the trophy.
PokerStars Qualifier Philipp Ruthard (260,000) is also still going strong, albeit amongst the short-stacks.
Philipp Ruthard
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Stan Van Dijk
Netherlands
2,000,500
80
2
Tim Werner
Germany
1,850,000
74
3
Sergej Schuhmacher
Germany
1,645,000
65
4
Khossein Kokhestani
Ukraine
1,580,000
63
5
Timo Scarcella
Germany
1,245,000
49
6
Rens Buijs
Belgium
1,130,000
45
7
Ercan Atmaca
Netherlands
1,100,000
44
8
Branko Samardzic
Germany
1,080,000
43
9
Timo Schmiedeke
Germany
970,000
38
10
Simone Demasi
Italy
930,000
37
Rens Buijs
2024 Pokerstars Eureka Hamburg Main Event Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€ 110,070
14-15
€ 6,140
2
€ 68,750
16-17
€ 5,340
3
€ 49,110
18-19
€ 4,640
4
€ 37,780
5
€ 29,060
6
€ 22,350
7
€ 17,190
8
€ 13,230
9
€ 10,610
10-11
€ 8,840
12-13
€ 7,370
Recap of Day 2 Action
138 players started the day, with 87 places in the money and guaranteed a minimum payout of €1,750. The knockouts came quickly at the start of the day as players such as Tjenno Eskes, Alexander Wahl and Jochen Schreiber made early exits, Schreiber after his aces were cracked.
Rens Buijs made an early charge to be among the chip leaders at dinner break, while players such as Claus Spieckermann and Niklas Krawczyk departed just before a 90-minute bubble ensued.
Axel Junker made a huge hero call for his tournament life on the bubble on the river with third pair, while Eazy Wendt-Shabaz spiked an unlikely nine on the river for a set to stay in it and prolong the tension.
The bubble ultimately burst when the unfortunate Floris Pop had his aces cracked.
Floris Pop
The knockouts came quickly once the bubble had burst, with players such as Patrick Lorenz and Dominick French departing with a minimum cash.
With 50 players left Malte Von Ostrowski was chip leader having scooped a big pot with two pair. However things started to go south for Ostrowski when he overbet jammed the flop with a gutshot against Julian Paulsen and missed, and he ultimately exited before the end of the day.
Van Dijk made his charge towards the top of the standings when he won a blind on blind confrontation with Gregory Kehren. There were then a flurry of departures before the end of play, as Robert Rohrran his pocket jacks into Werner's pocket queens, and short-stacks Walter Beckmann and Helge Pedersen busted after the final three-table redraw.
Play gets underway again at 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, July 7. Be sure to stay with us at PokerNews for all your coverage as we get towards the nitty gritty of the tournament and play down to a winner here at Casino Schenefeld.