Gjergji Lazer just became our fourth tournament casualty during the opening blind level of Day 3. Lazer got it all-in with preflop against Robert Markus Manner who woke up with [KsKxc]
Lazer was unable to improve his hand when the board ran out , and was eliinated in 13th place for €2,289.
We also just learned that when he is not playing poker, Lazer sells ice cream to King's Casino which visitors to the casino can enjoy at the buffet.
Short stacks are having tough times winning coin flips. Jakub Krämer jammed all-in preflop for 1.3 million, Thomas Pedersen called, and the rest of the table folded.
Krämer:
Pedersen:
Krämer's hand appeared to be good when the flop came . The turn was a harmless , however, Krämer was eliminated in 12th place for €2,289 after the hit the river to give Pedersen a set.
Benoit Kuhn, otherwise known as one half of BKRF Investments, raised the action to 200,000 in late position. Brian Lim went all-in for 650,000 and Kuhn called.
Kuhn:
Lim:
Lim was well ahead preflop, and also seemed to have the hand tied up when the flop cam . Things became interesting when a hit the turn, and Lim was eliminated in 11th place for €2,697 when the hit the river to give Kuhn two-pair.
The table stared in amazement after the hand unfolded, and Kuhn who did a little bit of celebrating wished Lim a good game and apologized for being excited. Lim understood, and said, "That's poker," as he made his way to the cashier.
Less than 2 hours into Day 3, we have reached the final table in the PokerNews Cup Main Event.
We are taking a short break while players have moved their chips to the final table based on a new draw. The dealers are counting the chip stacks before play resumes.
Play has still be paused while players are discussing a deal. The deal is being held up while Philipp Kämpf is asking for more money. Thomas Pedersen and a couple of players have offered an extra €200.
The nine remaining players agreed to a deal before any hands were dealt on the final table. We will report details of the deal within the hour once we have final figures from the tournament director.
While we were waiting for the payouts to be finalized, we bumped into Timothy Weltner who was here every day of the PokerNews Cup. Weltner financed his trip and then some by finishing on top of a five-way deal of the PokerNews Cup Opening event for €2,607.
Weltner wore suit after suit, but today he stepped it up a notch. While we do not have a trophy to award him, Timothy Weltner is the unofficial winner of the best dressed PokerNews Cup player award.
Daniel Can was declared the official winner of the PokerNews Cup Main Event after the nine players on the final table agreeing to a deal before the first hand was dealt.
Here are the official payouts after the deal was made:
preflop against Robert Markus Manner who woke up with [KsKxc]
, and was eliinated in 13th place for €2,289. 
. The turn was a harmless 
, however, Krämer was eliminated in 12th place for €2,289 after the 
hit the river to give Pedersen a set.
. Things became interesting when a 
hit the turn, and Lim was eliminated in 11th place for €2,697 when the 
hit the river to give Kuhn two-pair.
flop and Manner was unable to catch-up when the 
appeared on the turn and 
landed on the river.
