This level had been fairly slow so far until both players decided it was times to make some moves.
Brandon Cantu opened to 12,000 and faced a three-bet to 31,000 from Roger Hairabedian. He responded by four-betting to 100,000 only for Hairabedian to five-bet up to 231,000.
Swiftly Cantu announced he was all in. Hairabedian open folded , maybe to show his opponent he had game. Cantu showed he had more game though as he tabled !
Roger Hairabedian has closed the gap on on Brandon Cantu after winning a pot without showdown.
He called raise to 12,000 and treated a c-bet of 13,000 with a raise to 36,000. Cantu called and both players checked the turn to leave a final board of . At that juncture Hairabedian led out 50,000 and took the pot as Cantu folded.
Jonathan Aguiar had the button. He opened with a raise to 11,000, which seemed to be the standard at this level in the match.
Faraz Jaka looked at his cards and three-bet to 27,000. Aguiar went into the tank for roughly one minute before moving out a four-bet to 60,000. Jaka announced all in and Aguiar snapped.
Aguiar:
Jaka:
The board fell and Aguiar's kings were able to hold, sending Jaka to the rail with a €86,087 payday.
This makes Aguiar the first player to advance to the finals. Aguiar will take a stack of 1,110,500 to play either Brandon Cantu or Roger Hairabedian.
, maybe to show his opponent he had game. Cantu showed he had more game though as he tabled 
!
, Brandon Cantu led out for 8,000. Roger Hairabedian called from the button and the 
turned.
. Cantu bet 21,000 and Hairabedian called.
for nines and sevens and dragged in the pot.
. At that juncture Hairabedian led out 50,000 and took the pot as Cantu folded.
and Aguiar's kings were able to hold, sending Jaka to the rail with a €86,087 payday.
, Faraz Jaka moved out a bet of 23,00. Jonathan Aguiar thought for a bit before finally opting to call.
