From the button, John Juanda raised to 70,000. Philipp Gruissem called from the big blind to see a flop of 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, and Gruissem led with a bet of 90,000. Juanda called.
The river was the 
, and both players checked.
Gruissem showed the 
, but lost to Juanda's 
as he made a flush.
John Juanda raised to 70,000 and Steve O'Dwyer made the call. Philipp Gruissem opted to three-bet to 235,000 and both Juanda and O'Dwyer folded. Gruissem adds some more chips to his stack, while O'Dwyer keeps losing ground.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,530,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
1,450,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
||
|
735,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,050,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
735,000 | |
|
|
||
|
530,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
340,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Jani Sointula raised to 75,000 after which Richard Yong quickly three-bet to 150,000. The action was folded back around to Sointula who made the call.
The flop brought out 
, and Sointula check-folded to a 190,000-chip bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
900,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Action folded to Philipp Gruissem in the hijack seat, and he raised to 500,000 to put the pressure on all of the short stacks left to act behind him. Play then folded to Winfred Yu in the small blind. With about 325,000 in chips, Yu called all in. Everyone else folded.
Yu showed the 
and was up against the 
for Gruissem.
On the flop, Gruissem didn't hit, but he became a favorite as the 
fell. With straight and flush draws, plus two overcards, Gruissem needed to hit a jack, spade, ace or ten to win the pot.
The turn was the 
, putting Yu one more card closer to the double up. The river was black, but it wasn't a spade. Still, it was the 
and that gave Gruissem a better pair to eliminate Yu in ninth place.
With only eight places paying, Yu became the official tournament bubble boy, andeEveryone remaining has locked up a minimum of €115,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,725,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
On the flop the board read 
when John Juanda checked from the big blind. Philipp Gruissem sat under the gun plus one, and he checked as well.
The turn brought the and Juanda flicked out a black and white 100,000 chip. Gruissem gave it some thought, and followed suit.
On the river the 
hit and Juanda check-folded to a 175,000-chip bet. Gruissem keeps climbing the ranks and is second in chips now with Richard Yong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,550,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,900,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
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We just saw a German on German clash at the final table, and Tobias Reinkemeier came out on top.
Tobias Reinkemeier raised pre flop to 60,000 and Philipp Gruissem defended his big blind. The flop came down 
and both players checked.
On the turn the 
hit, and Gruissem check-called a 80,000-chip bet. The river was the and now Gruissem bet 175,000. Reinkemeier tanked for over two minutes, but finally he tossed in two 100,000 chips in order to make the call.
Gruissem showed 
, but he lost to . Reinkemeier jumps up in the chip counts as we are still with eight players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,050,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
From early position, Richard Yong opened with a raise to 80,000. Action then folded to David Benefield on the button, and he reraised all in for 220,000. When play got back to Yong, he quickly tossed in the chips to make the call.
Yong held the 
and was in a dominating position to knock out Benefield who held the 
. On the flop, both players paired when the 
fell, but it was Yong's kicker that kept him in front. From there, the turn brought the and river the to finish things off.
Benefield was eliminated in eighth place, but did earn €115,000 for his finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,875,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
Busted |
