Up and Down for Thorel
Level 21
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 2,300,000 on the button with 
and Chin Wei Lim three-bet to 6,000,000 in the small blind with 
. Anatoly Filatov threw his pocket fives in the muck and Thorel responded with a four-bet to 15,300,000. Lim was forced to ditch his cards as well and Thorel is putting on a clinic.
In the next hand, Filatov limped in from the small blind with 
and Thorel checked his option with 
. The flop came 
and Filatov check-called a bet of 2,000,000 from Thorel.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Filatov led out for 3,500,000 and Thorel snapped him off. Filatov showed his two pair and Thorel conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,300,000 | 500,000 |
|
51,000,000 | -6,000,000 |
|
38,700,000 | 5,500,000 |
. The flop came 
, Thorel checked his cards again and checked. Lim bet 1,600,000 and Thorel quickly folded.
and Lim defended holding 
. The flop came 
for Filatov to make the flush. Lim checked for the last time and Filatov did the same to scoop the pot.
left it that way. The turn was the 
completed the board and Vogelsang was eliminated in fourth place.
in the small blind and completed it. Chin Wei Lim held 
for Lim to improve to trip sevens, Vogelsang quickly checked and Lim did the same. 
and Christoph Vogelsang checked his option with 
and Thorel checked this time. Vogelsang announced a bet of 5,600,000 and Thorel wasted no time before making the call with a straight.
as Eibinger's tournament life was over and he was sent to the payout desk to collect €457,107 for finishing in fifth place.
to give Eibinger a set of queens but Vogelsang picked up a flush draw. The 
and Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind with 