Peteris Enders shoved for 22,000 from under the gun and was called by Marco Jansen in the small blind before John Trast re-shoved for around 220,000 from the big blind. Jansen, who had both covered, weighed his options for a few minutes before opting to fold leaving Enders at risk against Trast.
Peteris Enders: K♦J♥
John Trast: A♥K♣
Trast was ahead preflop and improved to a full house on the K♠A♦6♠9♣K♥ runout to take the pot while Enders was sent to the rail in 20th place.
Mikkel Plum jammed for just over 20,000 from early position and Maximilian Huber reluctantly put in calling chips from the big blind.
Mikkel Plum: K♥Q♥
Maximilian Huber: 6♦2♥
Huber failed to connect on the J♥10♣4♦8♣7♦ runout and Plum doubled.
On the next deal, Plum jammed again. Erik Van Hulst reshoved as the slightly bigger stack from the cutoff. The button and the blinds got out of the way for the cards to go on their backs.
Mikkel Plum: J♥8♣
Erik van Hulst: A♣Q♥
The K♣K♦6♦ flop kept Van Hulst ahead. and he secured the bust out after the 7♠7♥ runout.
Elton Malaj pushed all-in from early position, prompting Dirk Schumacher in middle position to ask the dealer for a chip count. After confirming it was 43,000, Schumacher decided to go all in himself, and with no one else interested in joining the fray, the cards were turned over for showdown.
Elton Malaj: 9♣8♣
Dirk Schumacher: A♣Q♥
The flop brought a glimmer of hope for Malaj as it showed 4♥9♦7♦, giving him a pair of nines.
However, that hope quickly faded when the Q♦ hit the turn, giving Schumacher the upper hand.
The 5♣ on the river offered no help to Malaj, and he was sent packing, leaving Schumacher to claim the pot.
Gal Naim opened from the button to 20,000. Marius Schneider then moved all in from the small blind for 69,000. Naim made the call.
Marius Schneider: J♠J♣
Gal Naim: 7♣7♦
"Seven always coming" said Naim as the A♥10♠6♣ flop was fanned. The 9♠ prompted him to say "or an eight is coming." The eight did indeed arrive on the river with the 8♦ confirming Schneider's elimination.
Bernd Gleissner
At the adjacent table, Pascal Pflock jammed from the small blind and Bernd Gleissner made the call from the big blind. The defending champion Gleissner was at risk.
Bernd Gleissner: A♠4♠
Pascal Pflock: 9♦5♦
Pflock paired his five on the 2♦5♣4♥ flop. He made two pair across the 8♦ turn and 8♥ river.
Both Gleissner and Schneider split the min cash, with both leaving with €1,142.
Pel Nieuwenhuis and Marco Jansen have been stealing the blinds while the tournament have been on the stone bubble. They also played a hand together, but fireworks failed to ignite.
Nieuwenhuis opened to 24,000 from the hijack and Jansen called from the cutoff.
The J♠5♠4♥ flop checked through to the 6♦ turn. Nieuwenhuis then check-folded to a bet of 25,000.
Michael Adam decided to go all in from the button, trying to apply some pressure on the blinds during hand-for-hand play. However, Maximilian Huber found a strong hand and chose to call.
With the cards revealed, Huber had K♠K♣, while Adam held 9♣8♣. The flop came down Q♦Q♥5♣, offering no help for Adam.
But hope flickered when the turn revealed 7♣, giving him a straight-flush draw. "One time" he yelled.
Unfortunately for Adam, the J♦ on the river dashed his dreams, allowing Huber to double up.