Jan Sigel opened to 110,000 and Michal Lubas called from one seat over in the cutoff. The flop fell and Sigel continued for 175,000, which Lubas called.
After the turn, Sigel fired a second bet worth 220,000 and Lubas called before the river slowed down Sigel, as he checked. Lubas bet 675,000 and Sigel tank-called to see Lubas turn over the for a set, while he mucked his face up.
Karolis Domarkas shoved all in from the hijack and so did Alaettin Keles from the cutoff with the smaller stack of 275,000. Everyone else folded so they were heads-up.
Karolis Domarkas:
Alaettin Keles:
The board ran out - no help for Keles as Domarkas had the higher kicker and Keles was eliminated in 10th place.
The 9 remaining players are now moving to the feature table for the unofficial final table.
- Behzad Zarnegar raised to 130,000 from the button and was called by Michal Lubas and Ulrich Pauls in the blinds. The flop came , both Lubas and Pauls checked, Zarnegar bet 200,000. Lubas folded and Pauls checked. They both checked through the on the turn and the on the river. Pauls showed for trip aces and Zarnegar mucked as that seemed good enough for him.
- Bo Rundström raised to 135,000 from early position and was called by Pauls in the small blind. The flop came , Pauls check-folded when Runström shoved all in.
- Lubas raised to 115,000 from the cutoff and was called by Karolis Domarkas in the big blind. They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Domarkas check-folded to the 140,000 of Pauls.
- Rudolf Köster shoved all in from mid-position and Behzad Zarnegar was next up. He decided to call. The rest of the players all folded.
Rudolf Köster:
Behzad Zarnegar:
The board ran out to give them a split pot.
- Lubas raised to 115,000 from late position and was called by Marcin Horecki in the big blind. The flop came , Horecki check-folded to the 80,000 bet of Lubas.
- Pauls raised to 115,000 from the hijack and Jan Sigel called from the big blind. The flop came , Sigel check-called the 130,000 bet of Pauls. They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Sigel bet 225,000 and Pauls called. Sigel showed for the flopped flush and Pauls mucked.
Marcin Horecki moved all in twice to claim the blinds and antes and raised to 110,000 soon after. Ulrich Pauls called in the small blind and bet the flop for 110,000, Horecki folded. Pauls stole the blinds with a button raise the next hand and raised again to 110,000 from the cutoff the hand after. Bo Rundström moved all in from the big blind and Pauls asked for a count.
The shove was for 895,000 in total and Pauls eventually called.
Bo Rundström:
Ulrich Pauls:
The board came and Rundström locked up the double by the turn already.
Down to his last 165,000 chips, Day 1a chip leader Rudolf Köster moved all in first to act and Michal Lubas raised to 300,000. Ulrich Pauls gave it brief consideration and folded, as did all other players on the table.
Rudolf Köster:
Michal Lubas:
"I would have called you, I had queen-jack," Pauls said before the flop fell . Köster was in need of running cards to a straight or flush in order to remain in contention, but it was all over with the turn to make the river a formality. Köster takes home €9,290 for his efforts and the official eight-handed final table has now been reached.
The official final table has been reached. The tournament clock has been stopped so pictures of the 8 remaining players can be taken. They should restart again in about ten to fifteen minutes.
Ulrich Pauls made it 115,000 to go from under the gun and Jan Sigel called on the button, as did Michal Lubas in the big blind. The flop fell and Lubas checked, while Pauls continued for 150,000. Sigel quickly folded and Lubas check-raised to 550,000. Pauls wasted only a few seconds before making the call in a battle of the chip leaders.
On the turn, Lubas bet 900,000 and once again Pauls called after very brief consideration to see the on the river. Lubas glanced at the stack of his opponent and Pauls moved forward his big chips before staring right at Lubas. Half a minute later, Lubas moved all in and Pauls gave it some thought before folding face up.
and Sigel continued for 175,000, which Lubas called.
turn, Sigel fired a second bet worth 220,000 and Lubas called before the 
river slowed down Sigel, as he checked. Lubas bet 675,000 and Sigel tank-called to see Lubas turn over the 
for a set, while he mucked his 
face up.
- no help for Keles as Domarkas had the higher kicker and Keles was eliminated in 10th place.
, both Lubas and Pauls checked, Zarnegar bet 200,000. Lubas folded and Pauls checked. They both checked through the 
for trip aces and Zarnegar mucked as that seemed good enough for him.
, Pauls check-folded when Runström shoved all in.
on the turn. Domarkas check-folded to the 140,000 of Pauls.
to give them a split pot.
, Sigel check-called the 130,000 bet of Pauls. They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Sigel bet 225,000 and Pauls called. Sigel showed 
and Lubas checked, while Pauls continued for 150,000. Sigel quickly folded and Lubas check-raised to 550,000. Pauls wasted only a few seconds before making the call in a battle of the chip leaders.