Andras Balogh and Lukas Pazma returned to their seats and the first few hands of heads-up play brought no major action. A limped pot led to the K♣5♠4♠ flop on which button limper Balogh bet 600,000 with the J♠2♥, Pazma check-called with 8♥7♠.
The 9♣ turn saw Pazma check again and Balogh bet 1,800,000, earning the pot without resistance.
Lukas Pazma kept the pressure high and jammed several times, while the two short stacks Stanislav Koleno and Andras Balogh were fighting for their survival. The inevitable clash of the latter two followed when Koleno jammed out of the small blind and Balogh called.
Stanislav Koleno: Q♣9♠
Lukas Pazma: Q♥10♥
The narrow kicker advantage was crucial despite a sweat on the J♣7♠4♣K♣3♥ runout, as Koleno bowed out in third place for €48,000. Both Balogh and Pazma will now go on a short break prior to the heads-up duel for the WSOP gold bracelet.
Level: 38
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Lukas Pazma raised to 1,300,000 with the 10♥5♣ on the button and Stanislav Koleno moved all-in for 1,400,000 with the Q♥5♥ in the small blind. Andras Balogh glanced at K♦3♣ in the big blind and called, as did Pazma.
The two active players checked down the A♦8♦2♦2♥Q♠ board and Koleno tripled up thanks to the fortunate river.
Stanislav Koleno pushed all-in from the small blind and Andras Balogh called for the seven million he had behind, fewer than 12 big blinds at that stage.
Andras Balogh: A♦J♣
Stanislav Koleno: 2♥2♣
On the K♦K♣8♠ flop, Balogh asked for an eight but was as happy about the A♥ turn. His eight came on the 8♣ river to secure the double-up.
The action folded to Lukas Pazma in the small blind and he simply open-shoved into the big blind of Florin Bilan. His taable neighbour had 5,300,000 behind and revealed a suited one-gapper in the following showdown.
Florin Bilan: Q♥10♥
Lukas Pazma: K♣8♠
Bilan was behind but took the lead with the Q♣5♠4♦ flop as Pazma turned around to chat with a friend on the rail. The K♦ turn gave Pazma the lead and the 6♠ river secured the elimination. Bilan was ousted in fourth place and collected €35,000 for the efforts.
Lukas Pazma opened to 1,100,000 with the A♦5♣ on the button and Stanislav Koleno called in the big blind with 5♥4♦. The J♦6♣4♣ flop gave Koleno the lead and he check-called a bet worth 1,200,000. On the J♣ turn, the action went check, check, and the 3♣ river restored the preflop order.
Koleno checked again and Pazma bet 2,500,000 to send his fellow countryman into the tank. The curious call followed and Pazma cemented his lead with four players remaining.
Stephan Glausch raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and called his remaining 200,000 once Stanislav Koleno three-bet from the small blind.
Stephan Glausch: 6♥5♥
Stanislav Koleno: Q♥J♥
Koleno was in a commanding position and improved on the 5♠A♠J♦ flop. The 3♠ turn and 8♣ river could not save Glausch, sending him to the rail in fifth position.
Iman Ghashayar shoved for his final 3,900,000 on the button, finding a call from Lukas Pazma in the big blind.
Iman Ghashayar: A♦3♦
Lukas Pazma: A♣K♥
Pazma found himself in another great spot, facing no resistance on the 2♠9♠7♠2♦Q♣ runout. Ghashayar wished everyone goog luck on his way to the payout desk in sixth place.
Level: 37
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
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