Elena Litvinyuk went all-in on the bubble on the first hand. Everyone folded, and she flashed 
to win the pot. Play resumed following no all-ins on any other table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000 | -134,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Erich Ott jammed his remaining 80,000 chips on the bubble and was called by Volkan Alkan. A crowd gathered around the table as Ott turned over 
to be ahead preflop against Alkan's 
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Ott began sweating when Alkan was now drawing to a flush as well as well as a potential over-pair on a 
flop. Ott was in big trouble drawing to just 1 out when the 
hit the turn. To make matters worse, Alkan completed his flush when the 
spiked the river.
Upon the conclusion of the hand, the crowd applauded with players celebrating that they are now guaranteed to be paid at least €660.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000 | -20,000 |
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Busted |
Seat open is being screamed around the room as players are now busting out quickly after play slowed down before the money bubble. Germany's Stephan Steven's was among the day's first players to be eliminated from the tournament in the money for €660.
74th - 79th Place in the PokerNews Cup Main Event
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Busted |
Ivan Curic and Justin Herboldt were eliminated in 72nd and 73rd place respectfully for a min-cash of €660. The next set of players to be eliminated will be awarded €718.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Once the bubble bursts, the game resumes momentum and it we hear, "seat open," shouted around the room. This of course results in more and more players emerging with large stacks. The chip leader is currently Denmark's Thomas Pedersen, who already has in front of him a whopping 1.5 million chips with blinds at 8,000/16,000 and a 2,000 ante.
He is by far the chip leader, with Netherlands Hermanus van Beek hoping to catch up after also reaching 1 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,500,000 | 950,000 |
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1,000,000 | 450,000 |
Players are moving around the room as a 15 minute break was announced. We overheard at least a couple of players say they were headed to the buffet for a snack.
The following players were all eliminated from the PokerNews Cup Main Event to bank €718, including Bertan Ulucan, who busted Erich Ott in the bubble, exiting in 71st place.
PokerNews Cup Main Event - Places 65-71
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Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Here are the latest players to be eliminated from the tournament to cash for €718:
PokerNews Cup Main Event Eliminations - 56th to 64th Places
Payouts now jump to €795 for 40th to 55th places.
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