Level: 39
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Level: 39
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Dieter Becker open-shoved first to act with the ![]()
for 12 million and Bertrand Grospellier in the small blind moved all in for slightly less with the ![]()
.
The board came ![]()
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and ace-king high was enough to let Grospellier double and leave Becker with very few chips behind.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000,000
14,000,000
|
14,000,000 |
|
|
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|
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800,000
15,200,000
|
15,200,000 |
Marian Kubis was all in from under the gun with ![]()
and the action folded around to Dieter Becker in the big blind who had just one blind left in front of him. Becker was all in for 830,000 with ![]()
and would require some help.
The flop of ![]()
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gave Kubas a pair of aces and a commanding lead. The
on the turn left Becker drawing dead to the
on the river, leaving just four players remaining.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Bertrand Grospellier raised to 1,600,000 in the cutoff and Mick Heder shoved all in for 7,400,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Grospellier asked for a rough count before making the call.
Bertrand Grospellier: ![]()
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Mick Heder: ![]()
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Heder was in a dominating position but the flop of ![]()
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vaulted Grospellier to the lead with a pair of eights. The
paired the board on the turn and the
completed the board. Grospellier scooped the pot and Heder was ousted in fourth place.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000,000
12,000,000
|
12,000,000 |
|
|
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|
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Busted | |
Down to just 6.4 million and in the big blind, Marian Kubis faced the shove of Bertrand Grospellier in the small blind and made the call.
Marian Kubis: ![]()
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Bertrand Grospellier: ![]()
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The board came ![]()
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and the kicker played to eliminate Kubis in third place for €86,172.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
The final two players are taking nearly a 20-minute break before the action resumes to prepare for heads-up action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,025,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,850,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Avraham Dayan and Bertrand Grospellier are back in their seats with some 14 minutes remaining at blinds of 400,000-800,000 with a big blind ante of 800,000. At the end of the level is a scheduled 15-minute break to race off some smaller denominations.
Bertrand Grospellier opened to 1,600,000 on the button with ![]()
and Avraham Dayan called with ![]()
in the big blind. The flop came ![]()
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and Dayan check-called a bet of 1,500,000 from Grospellier.
The turn was the
and Dayan counted out a bet of 4,000,000 after making the best hand. Grospellier thought for a brief moment but let his hand go to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000,000
5,025,000
|
5,025,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
31,000,000
5,150,000
|
5,150,000 |
Avraham Dayan limped in on the button with ![]()
and Bertrand Grospellier raised to 2,500,000 in the big blind with ![]()
. Dayan just folded his suited cards and Grospellier took the pot.
A couple of hands later, Grospellier was the one to limp the button with ![]()
and Dayan raised to 2,500,000 with ![]()
. Grospellier decided to not peel a flop with an ace in his hand and Dayan was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
The level has reached its end and a color up is needed. The players are taking another 20-minute break in the action.