Jan-Eric Schwippert limped in for 5,000 and Jens Lakemeier followed suit in middle position. Danijel Jovanovic squeezed to 16,000 from the small blind and both Schwippert and Lakemeier called.
Jovanovic continued for 20,000 on and Schwippert called. Lakemeier now raised to 55,000 and Jovanovic folded, Schwippert made the call.
Schwippert checked on the turn and Lakemeier shoved all in. After just a few seconds of thinking, Schwippert made the call all in for 137,500 total.
Erich Kollmann shoved under the gun for just 50,000 and action folded to is neighbor in the big blind. That player, with no id card, was even shorter, but open folded . Kollmann showed .
On another table Fedor Holz had a shorty all in with against . The board made it a chop though, so the bubble continues.
Frederik Jensen opened for 8,500 from middle position and Fedor Holz made the call in the cutoff. Small blind Josef Klinger squeezed to 26,000 and just Jensen made the call, Holz folded.
Klinger bet 30,000 on and Jensen made the call. Both players checked the on the turn, and the completed the board.
Klinger thought for a bit, before sliding 130,000 in chips forward. Jensen asked for a count, pondered for a bit and eventually released his hand into the muck.
"Show the bluff!" shouted Jens Lakemeier who had gotten up from a different table to see what was going on. Klinger smashed on the table and the rail erupted in laughter. "I knew it!" laughed Lakemeier.
Jensen had a small grin on his face and played a bit with his remaining 200,000 in chips.
The tournament director has decided to play on, and not stop for the one hour dinner break while the bubble is going on. Blinds: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante.
We missed the pre flop action, but David Boyaciyan later told us what had happened. Sotirios Koutoupas opened the button and Dzmitry Urbanovich three bet from the big blind, Koutoupas called.
On the flop Urbanovich lead out for 23,500. Koutoupas made the call, and the popped up on the turn. Urbanovich now bet out 31,500 and Koutoupas raised it up to 80,500 with a little more than that behind. Urbanovich thought for a bit before shoving all in, Koutoupas instantly called for 167,000 total.
Urbanovich showed his and was drawing to just the hearts as Koutoupas showed .
The river came the and Koutoupas doubled. Bubble still ongoing with about ten minutes left in the level.
We missed the first part of the action before the flop, but imagine it was Gerald Karlic opening under the gun.
What we do know for sure is that Andreas Freund three bet to 21,500 and that action folded back to Karlic who shoved all in for 219,500. After some tanking, Freund called.
Andreas Freund:
Gerald Karlic:
The on the flop gave Karlic a flush draw, and he hit that draw with the on the turn that gave Freund top set.
The river was a blank that didn't pair the board, and Karlic was secured the double up.