Brutal Match Up Favours Benoit
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Anatoly Filatov opened under the gun with a raise to 30,000, which was called by everyone left at the table with the exception of Van Tiep Nguyen. The players took a 
flop four ways, with action checking round to Moritz Dietrich on the button, who put in a 70,000 bet. Benjamin Benoit made the call, with Filatov and Jack Sinclair both folding.
Benoit decided to lead the 
turn for 78,000, before Dietrich raised it up to 275,000, and Benoit moved all-in. There was no need for a count, as Dietrich called the shove immediately, turning over his 
for flopped second set. He was drawing to literally one card, as Benoit revealed 
for flopped top set!
Dietrich failed to improve on the river, but Benoit didn't, as the 
landed to give him quad nines. The chips were counted out, and it was revealed that Dietrich owed the modest sum of 1,646,000 chips, leaving him with fewer than 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,555,000 | 1,755,000 |
|
226,000 | -1,694,000 |
fell on the river, eliminating van Wesemael in 6th place for €12,500. All remaining five players are now guaranteed at least €20,000.
turn, Filatov made it 125,000 to go and that forced a fold from Dietrich, who said "take it." Filatov replied "I have the nuts, double nuts," while recording the action on a mini cam for his blog.
hoping he would have two live cards. Loeser's 
was way out in front, but things got a little sweaty on the 
flop. Although Loeser flopped top pair, he would need to fade a ten or a diamond, as well as some backdoor stuff.
bricked on the turn, but the 
would complete Dietrich's flush as he knocks out Loeser on the money bubble.
for trips fives, while Dietrich was was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar.
, De Meulder check-raised from 50,000 to 138,000 and Dietrich called before the 
turn saw a bet of 257,000 by De Meulder and a call by Dietrich.
for a busted straight draw. Dietrich had that beat with 
for a full house and claimed a massive pot.
flop before Loeser checked and called a bet of 36,000 by De Meulder on the 
river was checked again and Loeser announced ace-high, which De Meulder had beat with 
and jachtmann had to settle for ninth place, while Dietrich claimed the top spot once again.