Maxim Panyak opened the button for 135,000. Small blind Romain Nardin three-bet to 435,000 and Andrey Bondar folded his big. Action was back on Panyak and he counted out his stack (2 million to start the hand) before he shoved all in. Nardin folded right away.
Action folded to Andrey Bondar on the button and he opened for 135,000. The small blind, chip leader Andreas Klatt, and short stack big blind Davidi Kitai both called.
The flop came and the blinds checked. Bondar continuation bet 270,000, Klatt called, Kitai folded.
As the hit the turn, Klatt checked again. Bondar checked behind this time and the completed the board. Klatt bet out 700,000 and Bondar called after some time in the tank. Klatt showed for not much of anything, Bondar tabled for the winning hand.
Raffaele Sorrentino opened in the cutoff, and Romain Nardin defended his big blind. The flop came , and Nardin check-called 130,000. He checked the turn, and Sorrentino bet 260,000 this time. Nardin came out with a raise this time, to 635,000. Sorrentino went nowhere, and both checked when the completed a four-straight on board.
Nardin turned over for second pair, but Sorrentino had it the whole way with .
Moritz Dietrich raised to 120,000 under the gun. Raffaele Sorrentino flatted in his big blind, and the flop came . Both players checked, bringing a . Sorrentino bet 155,000 and Dietrich called. On the river, Sorrentino announced he was all in. Dietrich tanked for more than four minutes before announcing a call for his remaining 660,000.
Sorrentino showed for a boat, and Dietrich mucked his .
From the cutoff, Moritz Dietrich raised to 120,000. Big blind Romain Nardin three-bet to 420,000 and Dietrich called.
With 910,000 in the middle and 1.42 million behind for Dietrich, the flop came . Nardin bet 455,000, exactly half the pot. Dietrich called, leaving himself 960,000 behind in a 1,820,000 pot.
The hit the turn and Nardin shoved all in. Dietrich folded instantly.
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runout looked unlikely to deliver one. However, the 
hit on the river, and Kitai doubled through.
and the blinds checked. Bondar continuation bet 270,000, Klatt called, Kitai folded.
completed the board. Klatt bet out 700,000 and Bondar called after some time in the tank. Klatt showed 
for not much of anything, Bondar tabled 
for the winning hand.
, and Nardin check-called 130,000. He checked the 
for second pair, but Sorrentino had it the whole way with 
and Kolkowicz both checked. The 
completed the board and Kolkowicz bet 330,000 into 685,000. Nardin called but mucked upon being shown 
.
. Sorrentino bet 155,000 and Dietrich called. On the 
. Nardin bet 455,000, exactly half the pot. Dietrich called, leaving himself 960,000 behind in a 1,820,000 pot.
hit the turn and Nardin shoved all in. Dietrich folded instantly.