Koen lauwereys raised to 105,000 with the and was three-bet by Mateusz Moolhuizen with the . One hand later, Lauwereys found ace-nine in early position and threw them into the muck. Alexander Beeckx shoved the button with and scooped the blinds and antes.
In a battle of the blinds, Micael Emanuelsson raised to 110,000 with the and Koen Lauwereys three-bet the big blind with to claim the pot without further resistance.
Shortly after, Emanuelsson moved all in for 809,000 with the and Mateusz Moolhuizen openly mucked the in the big blind.
Hans Sybrandi raised to 105,000 with the and Mateusz Moolhuizen called from the button with , Laurens de Smet filled up from the big blind with . All three players checked the flop and Sybrandi then took down the pot with a bet of 160,000 on the turn.
Hans Sybrandi raised to 100,000 with the and Micael Emanuelsson called in the small blind. Both players checked down the flop and the turn before Emanuelsson's bet of 130,000 on the river was paid off. The Swede showed and that won the pot.
Mateusz Moolhuizen raised to 105,000 and Laurens de Smet three-bet to 235,000 before Moolhuizen asked his opponent for the stack size. He then jammed for effective 1.5 million and de Smet called off with the better hand:
Moolhuizen:
De Smet:
The flop improved Moolhuizen and he kept the lead on the turn and the river to drag in a massive pot and bust de Smet in 7th place.
Micael Emanuelsson raised to 125,000 and Koen Lauwereys moved all in from one seat over for just over 1.1 million in chips. Emanuelsson had him covered by a mere big blind and made the call to put the Belgian at risk.
Emanuelsson:
Lauwereys:
The board ran out and the second hand in a row, a player exited from the final table to reduce the field to its last five contenders for the title in Antwerp. Lauwereys received €14,300 for his efforts.
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Micael Emanuelsson raised to 105,000 with the and Mateusz Moolhuizen called from the button with the . On the flop , Emanuelsson continued for 130,000 and Moolhuizen called before they checked down the on the turn.
Emanuelsson's hand was counterfitted but the river let the board play. The Swede checked and Moolhuizen's tiny bet of 125,000 won the pot without showdown.
Paul Vergeer opened to 100,000 from the button with and Micael Emanuelsson called with the in the small blind, so did Hans Sybrandi in the big blind with . Neither player in the blinds connected with the flop and they both checked, Vergeer's continuation bet of 115,000 won the pot.
One hand later, Sybrandi shoved the small blind with and Mateusz Moolhuizen folded the big blind with ten-high.
Sybrandi took the blinds and antes once more, this time he did have a big hand in though.
Mateusz Moolhuizen raised to 115,000 and Alexander Beeckx moved all in for 675,000 from one seat over. Once all other opponents had folded, Moolhuizen snap-called.
Beeckx:
Moolhuizen:
The board ran out and that sent the start-of-the-day chip leader to the rail in 5th place for a payday of €17,800.