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05-09-2025 16:01 UTC+2

Alexey Losev Eliminated in 18th Place ($19,800)

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alexey Losev went all in for 5,100,000 on the button and was looked up by Sebastian Ionita in the small blind.

Alexey Losev: 9♠9♥ All in
Sebastian Ionita: K♦Q♣

Ionita paired up on the A♥K♥7♦ flop, and Losev could not catch a nine on the 5♠8♥ runout, sending him home in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	30,200,000 5,100,000	5,100,000
Alexey Losev	Busted

Tags: Alexey Losev Sebastian Ionita

05-09-2025 16:05 UTC+2

Aleksandr Kirichenko Eliminated in 17th Place ($19,800)

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Aleksandr Kirichenko pushed in his last 2,200,000 from the cutoff and was called by his nemesis Vlado Banicevic, in the small blind.

Aleksandr Kirichenko: A♦10♣ All in
Vlado Banicevic: K♣J♠

Kirichenko was drawing dead after the 5♦J♥J♦10♥ turn, with Banicevic's flopped trips making a full house on the K♦ river to make Kirichenko's departure official.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	21,100,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Aleksandr Kirichenko	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Kirichenko Vlado Banicevic

05-09-2025 16:11 UTC+2

Sergey Aleksandrov Eliminated in 16th Place ($19,800)

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Sebastian Ionita raised his button to 1,200,000 before Sergey Aleksandrov moved all in for 7,800,000 from the big blind. A swift call followed from Ionita, who had his opponent covered.

Sergey Aleksandrov: A♥6♠ All in
Sebastian Ionita: A♠J♥

The 4♠8♠4♥ flop brought some chop outs for Alexandrov, with the 2♠ turn providing some more. The 10♣ river was a brick, however, sending Aleksandrov to the rail in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Ionita	38,900,000 8,700,000	8,700,000
Sergey Aleksandrov	Busted

Tags: Sebastian Ionita Sergey Aleksandrov

05-09-2025 16:16 UTC+2

Juan Corral Eliminated in 15th Place ($24,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Juan Corral was first to act and raised to 1,200,000. Vlado Banicevic then made it 3,500,000 to go on the button, to which Corral responded with an all-in four-bet worth 10,000,000.

Banicevic called with the covering stack, revealing the cards.

Juan Corral: K♣J♥ All in
Vlado Banicevic: A♣K♥

Corral had picked the wrong time to make a move, being dominated by Banicevic's Big Slick. The 3♦4♠9♥Q♣8♠ flop helped neither player, seeing Banicevic's ace-king hold to eliminate Corral in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	32,700,000 11,600,000	11,600,000
Juan Corral	Busted

Tags: Juan Corral Vlado Banicevic

05-09-2025 16:58 UTC+2

Leonid Sidelkovskii Eliminated in 14th Place ($24,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Leonid Sidelkovskii moved his last 5,800,000 in on the button and was snap-called by Alvaro Gonza in the big blind.

Leonid Sidelkovskii: J♠9♥ All in
Alvaro Gonza: J♥J♣

The 2♠4♣K♥10♣ turn brought Sidelkovskii a glimmer of hope, but he could not reverse the domination of Gonza's jacks, sending him to the rail in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Gonza	35,400,000 10,700,000	10,700,000
Leonid Sidelkovskii	Busted

Tags: Alvaro Gonza Leonid Sidelkovskii

05-09-2025 17:01 UTC+2

Adrian Strobel Eliminated in 13th Place ($24,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

It folded to Adrian Strobel in the small blind, who pushed in his stack of 9,400,000. Julian Menhardt quickly called in the big blind to put his neighbor at risk.

Adrian Strobel: J♠J♦ All in
Julian Menhardt: Q♥J♣

Strobel saw his back-to-back final table dreams crushed as the 9♦7♦4♥2♦6♦ runout gave upgraded Menhardt to a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Menhardt	30,000,000 9,400,000	9,400,000
Adrian Strobel	Busted

Tags: Adrian Strobel Julian Menhardt

05-09-2025 17:07 UTC+2

Dmitry Kukhtarev Eliminated in 12th Place ($30,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

When the action switched over to the table, Dmitry Kukhtarev's remaining stack of 7,200,000 had been put at risk on a board of K♣8♦6♣4♣. He was up against Nasser Al Mujaibel, who had him covered.

Dmitry Kukhtarev: K♠J♦ All in
Nasser Al Mujaibel: K♥Q♥

Both players had top pair, but Al Mujaibel's kicker remained in play on the 5♠ river, sending the start-of-day chipleader to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nasser Al Mujaibel	36,800,000 11,500,000	11,500,000
Dmitry Kukhtarev	Busted

Tags: Dmitry Kukhtarev Nasser Al Mujaibel

05-09-2025 17:26 UTC+2

Martynas Vitkauskas Eliminated in 11th Place ($30,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Martynas Vitkauskas open-jammed his last 6,700,000 in from the cutoff. It folded to Vlado Banicevic in the big blind, who quickly called after seeing his cards.

Martynas Vitkauskas: A♠8♦ All in
Vlado Banicevic: A♣Q♦

Vitkauskas hoped for a chop after the 4♦4♥7♣ flop, but neither the 3♥ turn nor 6♦ river double-paired the board.

Banicevic's kicker remained in play and sent Vitkauskas to the rail in 11th place, leaving the field on the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlado Banicevic	43,000,000 9,100,000	9,100,000
Martynas Vitkauskas	Busted

Tags: Martynas Vitkauskas Vlado Banicevic

05-09-2025 17:44 UTC+2

Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 10th Place ($30,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

It folded to Alessio Isaia in the small blind, who pushed in his stack of 11,000,000. Big blind Alexandru Lupuleac made a quick call, slightly covering his opponent.

Alessio Isaia: 6♦3♦ All in
Alexandru Lupuleac: A♥Q♦

The A♦Q♥7♠ flop left Isaia with just running outs. He had no outs remaining after the J♣ turn, with the A♠ river upgrading Lupuleac to a meaningless full house.

Isaia said his goodbyes in tenth place as the final table of nine was set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Lupuleac	22,500,000 10,700,000	10,700,000
Alessio Isaia	Busted

Tags: Alessio Isaia Alexandru Lupuleac

05-09-2025 18:24 UTC+2

Battle of Pocket Pairs

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Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Sebastian Ionita raised to 2,000,000 under the gun with 9♥9♦. Vlado Banicevic called in middle position with 6♠6♣ before Ivan Bryksin piled in 7,200,000 chips on the button with 7♥7♦.

Ionita quickly released the highest pair, but Banicevic stuck around for a flop, which was dealt 2♣Q♦7♣. Banicevic checked to Bryksin, who bet 5,300,000 with his set.

Banicevic quickly let go of his sixes as the first pot of the final table was shipped to Bryksin.