Fahredin Mustafov raised to 175,000 on the button, Daniel Nietrzebka shoved from the big blind, and Mustafov folded. In the next hand, Mustafov raised to 175,000 under the gun, Nietrzebka three-bet to 480,000 from the small blind, and Mustafov folded again.
In a blind battle, Fahredin Mustafov raised to 225,000 and Anil Ozdemir defended. Mustafov bet 175,000 on the flop and Ozdemir called. On the turn, Mustafov checked, Ozdemir bet 225,000, and Mustafov called.
Both players quickly checked the on the river. Mustafov flashed what appeared to be a queen-high hand but quickly mucked when Ozdemir showed for tens and fours.
It folded to Sam Grafton in the small blind who took one look at the short stack of Fahredin Mustafov in the big blind and moved all in. Mustafov snap-called.
Grafton:
Mustafov:
Mustafov had woken up with a respectable hand and it held as the board came and Mustafov survived.
Directly after doubling up, Fahredin Mustafov got his stack in again, this time against Anil Ozdemir. After Daniel Nietrzebka had opened under the gun, Mustafov moved in for 2,300,000 from the small blind.
Ozdemir reshoved all in from the big blind and Nietrzebka got out of the way.
Fahredin Mustafov:
Anil Ozdemir:
Mustafov jumped from his seat as the dealer fanned out a flop, which added a flush draw to his overcards.
"One more!" Mustafov yelled. The on the turn gave the Bulgarian the nines as additional outs to go with his flush draw and overcards.
The river was the he needed from the beginning and he doubled up once more.
Anil Ozdemir opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Daniel Nietrzebka called on the button. Sam Grafton folded his small blind, and then the following happened within five seconds.
"All in," Mustafov said, shoving his stack of 2,485,000 in the middle.
"All in," Ozdemir said, sliding a tower of T-100,000 chips forward.
"All in," Nietrzebka said without hesitation, creating a pot of 75% of the chips in play just like that.
Fahredin Mustafov:
Anil Ozdemir:
Daniel Nietrzebka:
The room buzzed with excitement and the crowd got on their feet to watch the action unfold.
"The jack is coming, I'm not even worried," Ozdemir foreshadowed.
The dealer slowly dealt the flop, which kept things exciting. Ozdemir did indeed flop the jack he needed but Nietrzebka was drawing very live with his overpair and the king-high flush draw. Mustafov was left drawing nearly dead and had just one out left: the king of clubs.
The landed on the turn and Nietrzebka cheered in excitement. Mustafov was now officially drawing dead, Ozdemir could still pair the board to knock out two players at once.
"No full house!" yelled Nietrzebka when he suddenly realised Ozdemir could still make a full house to scoop.
The on the river did indeed pair the board and Ozdemir delivered the final blow to both Nietrzebka and Mustafov. Grafton was happy as well, moving up two spots on the leaderboard just like that.
Nietrzebka had more than Mustafov and finished 3rd for €57,600, Mustafov received €43,500 for his fourth place finish.
Sam Grafton raised to 275,000 and Anil Ozdemir three-bet to 900,000. Grafton called.
The flop came and Ozdemir bet 725,000 and Grafton called. The turn was the and both players checked. Ozdemir checked the river and Grafton snap-checked behind.
Ozdemir showed but Grafton had flopped a pair with