Although the payouts indicate a change in payouts at 9 instead of 10, this final table - due to the shootout format - will be a 10-handed final table with the livestream kicking off very soon.
The player introductions have been conducted, and here is how the final ten players line-up:
Hand #1: Action folded to Nacho Barbero on the button who raised to 26,000 and collected the blinds and antes when everyone folded.
Hand #2: With the action on Simeon Naydenov he folded, accidentally exposing his . Action folded to Tobias Wenker and from the small blind he raised to 29,000. Jake Schwartz called from the big blind. On the flop Wenker put out a bet of 26,000 and Schwartz folded.
Hand #3: Action folded to Noah Bronstein who raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and was able to collect the blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Action folded to Bronstein again who opened for a second time to 26,000. He was called by Jan Kropacek in the big blind. On the flop both players checked to turn. Kropacek put out a bet of 30,000 and Bronstein folded without much thought.
Hand #5: Nacho Barbero opened the pot to 25,000 only to have Tobias Wenker three-bet to 65,000 from two seats over.
The blinds released and Barbero contemplated for a few moments while shuffling chips before folding.
Hand #6: The action folded round to Jake Schwartz who raised to 24,000 from the hi-jack with only Simeon Naydenov making the call as the flop was checked by Naydenov before Schwartz bet out 24,000.
Naydenov made the call as the dealer dropped the on the turn and both players checked as the completed the board on the river and both players checked again.
Schwartz would table , but it would be Naydenov's for two pair that would see him capture the pot.
Hand #7: From the cutoff Jan Kropacek raised to 24,000 only to have Sumanth Reddy move all in from the button to force folds from the blinds and Kropacek.
Hand #8: Jake Schwartz opened the pot to 24,000 with Salman Behbehani making the call next to act along with Jan Kropacek from the cutoff before Mike Watson three-bet to 104,000 from the small blind.
Schwartz and Behbehani folded but Kropacek made the call to see the dealer spread a flop. Watson contemplated for several moments before leading out for 77,000 to prompt a muck from Kropacek.
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Hand #14: The action folded to Tobias Wenker in the cutoff and he bumped it up to 24,000 to pick up the blinds and antes.
Hand #15: Mike Watson opened to 30,000 from early position and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #16: Jake Schwartz kicked it off with a 24,000-chip raise from the hi-jack and Simeon Naydenov made the call to see a flop spread by the dealer.
Following a Naydenov checked, Schwartz bet out 22,000 to force a quick fold from Naydenov.
Hand #17: Noah Bronstein opened the action to 26,000 from middle position and Mike Watson defended his big blind to see a flop fall.
Watson checked and Bronstein checked also as the landed on the turn and Watson took the lead with a 40,000-chip bet. Bronstein made the call as the completed the board on the river.
Watson pushed out a bet to effectively put Bronstein all in for his last 190,000, and after nearly a minute in the tank, Bronstein folded.
Hand #18: From under the gun Nacho Barbero opened to 24,000. Action folded to Salman Behbehani who reraised to 61,000. Everyone folded back to Barbero who went deep into the tank for several minutes before moving all in. Behbehani quickly called
Behbehani:
Barbero:
The board rolled out which was safe for Barbero and he was able to double through Behbehani.
Hand #19: Jake Schwartz raised to 24,000 and was able to collect the blinds and antes when everyone folded.
Hand #20: Salman Behbehani opened the pot to 24,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #21: Simeon Naydenov opened to 25,000 from the lo-jack and Nacho Barbero three-bet to 60,000.
With the action back on Naydenov, he responded by making it 104,000 to put the pressure back on the Argentine. After close to a minute, Barbero would call the additional 44,000 to see a flop fall.
Naydenov led out quickly for 82,000 and Barbero opted to release his hand.
Hand #22: Andrew Kloc bumped it up to 27,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #23: Jan Kropacek opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Tobias Wenker made it 57,000 from the button. Kropacek folded and Wenker collected the pot.
Hand #24: Andrew Klock made it 27,000 to go from middle position and he picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: The action folded round to Salman Behbehani on the button and his 25,000-chip raise won the blinds the antes uncontested.
Hand #26: Andrew Kloc raised it up to 27,000 from early position and he picked up the blinds and antes after showing .
Hand #27: Nacho Barbero kicked it up for 25,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #28: Sumanth Reddy moved all in for 108,000 when action was folded to him. Action folded to Mike Watson who made the call. In the next seat over, Andrew Kloc reraised all in for 340,000. Action folded back around to Mike Watson who went into the tank for several minutes before folding his hand leaving Reddy and Kloc heads up going to a showdown
Kloc:
Reddy:
The flop came down giving Kloc the lead with two pair. The and on the river did not help Reddy catch back up and he was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place, giving the final nine players a pay jump.