Thomas Bichon opened his button and small blind Jens Lübbe shoved all in for just a few big blinds. Erich Kollmann, another short stack, folded his big blind and Bichon instantly called.
"You first, or me?" asked Lübbe with a smile. Bichon sad nothing and let his do the talking. Lübbe showed .
After the flop Lübbe started shouting "Neun, Neun!", German for "Nine Nine!"
It would turn out "No No" though, as the on the turn and on the river were blanks.
Pascal Hartmann opened for 11,000 and Michel Abecassis three-bet his big blind to 29,000. Hartmann made the call and the flop came . Abecassis continued for 26,000 and Hartmann called.
The fell on the turn and Abecassis shoved all in. There was no need for a count as Hartmann called immediately:
Abecassis:
Hartmann:
The river couldn't save the Frenchman and he collected €5,480 for his 23th place finish.
Start of day chip leader Dzmitry Urbanovich has been eliminated from the tournament. In somewhat unlucky fashion we might add. He had already suffered some losses, and finished his bad run off with a small bad beat just now.
David Boyaciyan opened the hand with a raise from the button to 12,000. Urbanovich called from the small blind and Thomas Bichon over called from the big blind.
The flop came and Urbanovich checked. Bichon lead out for 18,000 and Boyaciyan made the call. Urbanovich check raised to 37,000 and Bichon shoved all in. Boyaciyan folded but Urbanovich called for 140,000 all in.
Thomas Bichon:
Dzmitry Urbanovich:
Bichon wouldn't hit a club, but the on the turn helped him just as good. The on the river was a blank and Urbanovich headed for the pay out desk to pick up his €5,480.
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Dimitar Danchev has been eliminated from the tournament. The former PCA winner from Bulgaria shoved allin from the button holding . Peter Jaksland in the big blind woke up with and made the call.
The flop came giving Jaksland two pair and Danchev a gutshot. The on the turn and were effectively blanks and Danchev hit the rail in 27th place.
Action folded to Stefan Jedlicka in the small blind and the Austrian shoved all in for just over 70,000. Big blind Jan-Eric Schwippert asked for a count, and called rather quickly.
Jan-Eric Schwippert:
Stefan Jedlicka:
The flop () and turn () were safe for Jedlicka, but the on the river spelled doom for him. Schwippert rivered a straight and Jedlicka was the first to hit the pay out desk this tournament.
do the talking. Lübbe showed 
.
flop Lübbe started shouting "Neun, Neun!", German for "Nine Nine!"
on the turn and 
on the river were blanks.
for Lakemeier and 
for Holz.
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. Abecassis continued for 26,000 and Hartmann called.
fell on the turn and Abecassis shoved all in. There was no need for a count as Hartmann called immediately:
couldn't save the Frenchman and he collected €5,480 for his 23th place finish.
on the river was a blank and Urbanovich headed for the pay out desk to pick up his €5,480.
and Katzenberger hit the rail in 25th place. Fedor Holz once again the overwhelming chipleader.
. Peter Jaksland in the big blind woke up with 
giving Jaksland two pair and Danchev a gutshot. The 
