Takayama and Halme Pick Off Falcon
The first hand of the final table saw hometown hero Mike Takayama open the action from early position with a raise to 90,000 and Michael Falcon defended from the big blind to take play heads-up to a flop of 
.
Both players checked and the 
came in on the turn and Falcon, first to act, led out for 135,000 and Takayama slid out a quick call to bring in the 
river.
Falcon fired once more, this time for 225,000 and Takayama instantly threw out a single yellow 5k chip to represent the call and Falcon folded immediately.
The next hand it was Antti Halme who opened the action from the button with a raise to 85,000 and Falcon running over from this other final table in the PokerStars Cup in time to make the call from the small blind.
The flop came down 
and Falcon checked the action over to the Finn, who c-bet 80,000 and was quickly called.
The 
turn saw Falcon try and wrest the initiative in the hand and he now led out for 150,000 with Halme making a quick call and the 
river completed the hand.
Falcon did not take long to lead out with another bet, making it 350,000 to go and Halme sat motionless in his chair with his jacket covering his mouth while he mulled over the decision. Should the Finn call and lose he would drop down to 1.2 million in chips.
Eventually, Halme slid out the call and Falcon turned over 
for a missed backdoor club draw, meaning Halme’s 
was enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,025,000 | -1,110,000 |
|
2,600,000 | 605,000 |
|
1,100,000 | 495,000 |
flop. Both players were on their feet and the 
turn changed nothing. The tension was palpable and while he held the lead Peters did not look comfortable, and paced agitatedly with his hands atop his head.
to give Falcon a set of sixes and crush Peters dreams of a final table appearance in one of the cruellest ways imaginable. The German player looked visibly crushed when Falcon came over to shake his hand and departed in 10th place for the equivalent of $7,640 while Falcon regained the chip lead and stacked up to 6.1 million.
provided the necessary help for the player from Vietnam while Bansal dropped some chips of his big stack.
flop and the 
came in on the turn. After Peters checked for the second time Falcon took a stab at the pot for 125,000 with Bansal the only caller.
and seemed surprised not to get a chop when Bansal rolled over 
, Bansal continued for 225,000 and Nguyen min-raised it up to 550,000.