In the small blind, Massimiliano Patroncini moved all in, and Oleksii Natoptanyi snap-called from the big blind.
Massimiliano Patroncini: A♦6♦
Oleksii Natoptanyi: A♥Q♦
Patroncini couldn't find any help on the board 5♦J♣Q♥7♦2♣, so he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,460,000
1,144,000
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1,144,000 |
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Busted |
Yair Kimhi raised to 35,000 in the cutoff before Fabio Rastelli moved all in for 250,000 in the small blind. Kimhi tanked for several minutes as the bubble approached before calling.
Fabio Rastelli: K♦Q♦
Yair Kimhi: A♣Q♣
Kimhi had Rastelli dominated, but the 9♠2♦9♦ flop gave Rastelli a flush draw. The turn came the 7♣, but the 8♦ fell on the river and Rastelli made his flush to double up, leaving Kimhi with less than a big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
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10,000
689,000
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689,000 |
Aleksei Donets got his last 620,000 in the middle from the big blind and Jareth East had him at risk in the hijack.
Aleksei Donets: K♠K♣
Jareth East: A♥J♣
Donets needed to avoid an ace as the flop came 8♥2♠5♠. The J♥ turn gave East a pair, but Donets improved to a set on the K♥ river to secure a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
400,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
Cards went on their backs preflop between Rene Heinricher, at risk with approximately 165,000 chips in middle position, and Andreas Krause in the big blind.
Rene Heinricher: A♥8♠
Andreas Krause: K♦K♣
Heinricher's chair felt as he stood up on the flop 9♠K♠6♠, which gave him a flush draw but handed a set to Krause. Then the Q♣ on the turn didn't change anything.
"Yes!" finally shouted Heinricher when a fourth spade landed on the river. However, he didn't realize that it was the Q♠, which improved Krause's set into a full house.
When he finally realized he lost, Heinricher left the tournament area as he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
475,000
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475,000 |
|
Busted |
Guodong Yang was already all in for around 150,000 as Martino Cito and Michele Fratini built a side pot on a flop of 5♠3♦9♣. Fratini then moved all in for 500,000 in middle position.
Yang began posing for photos as Cito tanked for a minute before mucking, later saying he had two jacks. Yang and Fratini waited for other tables to finish their hands before turning over their cards.
Guodong Yang: K♠K♥
Michele Fratini: A♠A♣
Yang had run into the ultimate cooler as the board ran out 9♦6♣ to send him out two spots off the money.
Play is now going hand-for-hand until there is one more elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
700,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
With 261 players remaining and 260 making money, hand-for-hand play has begun until the money bubble has burst.
All players who make the money will take home at least €1,880.
On a board of 3♥4♣10♠A♦3♣ with approximately 115,000 chips in the pot, Nathan Jones in the big blind bet 350,000. In front of him, Martin Kabrhel in the cutoff went into the tank, as talkative as always. "How much is it? 350,000? I don't have it," he said.
While all the tables were waiting to start a new hand, Kabrhel took his time. "Why are you bluffing me? What do you want? Be honest," he asked again. "You will make the right decision," answered Jones.
After a few minutes, Jones called the clock. "You want it?" Kabrhel kept saying during the 30 seconds he had left while showing his stack. But he couldn't make a decision, so his cards went into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
454,000
|
454,000 |
|
140,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
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Anthony Mahaut opened to 35,000 first-to-act and David Taborsky shoved for his last 256,000 from early position. Rostyslav Sabishchenko also went all in for around 600,000 from the hijack and action folded back around to Mahaut, who called to put both players at risk.
David Taborsky: Q♦Q♣
Rostyslav Sabishchenko: K♣K♦
Anthony Mahaut: A♥A♦
It was a clash of the three best hands in Hold'em. The board ran out A♠4♠3♥7♣5♦ — needlessly improving Mahaut's aces to a set for the double elimination.
Since Taborsky was the shortest stack, he was eliminated in 261st place and Sabishchenko secured a min-cash of €1,880.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
1,835,000
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1,835,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Georges Sultanem was all in for 180,000, Patrik Zidek got his last 192,000 in the middle, and Matteo Orchide had both players covered and at risk.
Georges Sultanem: 10♥10♠
Patrik Zidek: A♥Q♣
Matteo Orchide: J♦J♣
Zidek took the lead on the 3♣Q♠2♣ flop with a pair of queens, but Sultanem spiked the 10♣ on the turn to make a set.
The 9♦ river awarded him the main pot, while Zidek took the side pot off Orchide.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
480,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
350,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
With 40,000 chips left after he paid the ante, Jared Strauss in the big blind found himself at risk against [Removed:446] in early position.
Jared Strauss: 10♦8♦
[Removed:446]: Q♥10♣
On 8♠K♠9♦7♣A♣, Strauss hit a pair on the flop to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
104,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
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