On a heads-up turn of Q♠8♦7♦8♣, Ertan Cicekdemir bet 100,000 and then sigh-called when Francesco Rinaldi moved all-in for little more.
Francesco Rinaldi: A♠8♠
Ertan Cicekdemir: K♦3♦
Cicekdemir spiked the 10♦ on the river and secured the knockout.
Action was heads up to the turn of a board showing 7♠8♥A♦7♣ and Gerrit Blanckaert firing a bet of 60,000 from under the gun.
Ertan Cicekdemir made the call in the big blind to see the Q♥ river.
A round of checks saw Cicekdemir show A♥6♦, earning the pot when Blanckaert made the fold.
Anthony Mahaut open-jammed for the last 85,000 from under the gun and Barny Boatman called all-in for fewer than that. Cristian Cirja in the small blind reluctantly folded, as did the big blind.
Barny Boatman: Q♠7♠
Anthony Mahaut: 10♠10♣
Boatman hit a pair on the J♥7♦4♠ flop but found no further help on the 8♣ turn or J♣ river.
"I folded ace-jack," Cirja exclaimed in the table chat.
Andrzej Jedryczka raised for Max Lohse to three-bet and Jedryczka then four-bet to 77,000, which Lohse called. The flop came J♦2♦2♥ flop saw the bigger-stacked Jedryczka move all-in and Lohse folded.
Cristi Grecu opened in middle position and was called by Simone Pascucci, who defended his big blind to the 7♠2♣5♠ flop.
Pascucci led out by moving all in and was quickly called by Grecu.
Simone Pascucci: 9♦7♦
Cristi Grecu: 6♥6♦
Pascucci had connected with the flop for top pair, holding his advantage through the 2♠Q♥ runout to cement a double in the opening level of the day.
Dennis Jung got it in preflop with the A♣9♥ and Bruno Skosples snapped him off with the A♠A♥.
The board ran out 10♣8♠5♦6♦7♠ and Jung scored an unlikely double for 97,000.
"You gotta be kidding me, I just can't win with pocket aces," Skosples sighed.
There was another all-in showdown right after, though, as Sinead Priestley was eliminated by Roland Israelashvili.
Ilija Savevski opened to 16,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Igor Falkovsky in the big blind, who made the call.
The flop of 3♦8♠7♠ saw Falkovsky lead out for 22,000 and Savevski called to the 4♦ turn. Another lead of 42,000 from Falkovsky produced a call from Savevski to see the 10♣ river.
Falkovsky fired a bet of 225,000, enough to force his opponent all in. Savevski took some time before making the lay down, as Falkovsky shipped an early pot.
Henning Wendlandt raised to 16,000 and Jevgenijs Kritinins three-bet to 40,000. The four-bet shove by the German followed and Kritinins snap-called.
Henning Wendlandt: A♠5♠
Jevgenijs Kritinins: K♣K♠
Wendlandt was in trouble with the suited ace but got there on the 9♠8♥4♦A♦7♣ runout.
All 61 players have locked up at least €1,070, while tonight's champion will take home €60,000 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €60,000 | 10-11 | €3,500 |
| 2 | €36,600 | 12-13 | €2,800 |
| 3 | €25,900 | 14-17 | €2,275 |
| 4 | €18,600 | 18-26 | €1,875 |
| 5 | €13,600 | 27-35 | €1,575 |
| 6 | €10,050 | 36-44 | €1,350 |
| 7 | €7,550 | 45-53 | €1,200 |
| 8 | €5,750 | 54-61 | €1,070 |
| 9 | €4,474 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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