Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky raised to 28,500 from the cutoff and "Geokarak" defended from the big blind.
The flop was 
and "Geokarak" checked. Gorodinsky bet 30,000 and "Geokarak" check-raised to 118,500. Gorodinsky added the remainder to call.
The turn brought the 
and "Geokarak" moved all in for 2,173,088. Gorodinsky with 551,193 behind opted to let it go.
Level: 14
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 1,750
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Patrick "pads1161" Leonard raised to 27,360 from the hijack and "Geokarak" three-bet to 80,305 from the button. Leonard stuck around with a call.
The flop was 
and was checked through to the 
turn. Leonard checked again but "Geokarak" threw in a bet of 81,888 that Leonard called.
The 
completed the board and Leonard checked for a third time. "Geokarak" moved all in for 1,908,897 and Leonard with 353,064 behind opted to fold.
"benderbei2" opened to 25,000 on the button and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger called from the small blind. Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski three-bet shoved for 429,934 from the big blind and "benderbei2" reshoved for 1,187,916 but Eibinger let it go.
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski: 
"benderbei2": 
The board was 
and "benderbei2" took down the pot with eights full of nines, sending out Malinowski.
Level: 13
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Gustavo "22ehnutzz" Mastelotto called from the small blind. "GaryT20" three-bet shoved for 162,272 from the big blind and Astedt folded but Mastelotto made the call.
Gustavo "22ehnutzz" Mastelotto: 
"GaryT20": 
The runout was 
and Mastelotto won the pot with sevens and sixes, eliminating "GaryT20".
Action folded to "Geokarak" who moved all in from the small blind for 2,177,657 and Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis made the call from the big blind with his last 241,213.
Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis: 
"Geokarak": 
The board came 
and "Geokarak" claimed hte pot with queens and fours, taking out Weis.
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