Kitson Kho opened the button for 85,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind was the sole caller. Thorel checked on , and called the 130,000 continuation bet that followed.
The fell on the turn and Thorel grabbed some chips at seemingly random, and slid them forward. It was 150,000 to Kho and he called.
The river was the and Thorel instantly shoved all in for 939,000. Kho sighed, leaned back in his chair, thought about it for some time and even counted out the 939,000, but eventually folded face up. Thorel, with a barely visible smile, showed .
The next hand action folded to Thorel. He was still stacking his chips but eventually folded, giving Gieles a walk in the big blind. Gieles, one of the shortest stacks, had pocket aces.
Rainer Kempe moved all in under the gun for 453,000 and the action folded to Adrian Mateos in the small blind, and he moved all in as well. The big blind, Ramin Hajiyev, folded and the showdown went as follows.
Kempe:
Mateos:
The board ran out and Kempe found himself a double up.
Luuk Gieles moved all in under the gun for 470,000 and action quickly folded around to Jean-Noel Thorel. The Frenchman instantly called and the two of them threw their cards on their backs.
Luuk Gieles:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
The flop was not particularly good for Gieles as he lost some outs. He gained some on the turn but the on the river was a blank and Gieles had to get up to leave the tournament area.
"Good luck guys" he said as he made his way to the pay out desk to collect his €73,500. After having finished 7th in the €50,000 Super High Roller (€137,140), now 8th in the Single-Day High Roller for the 21-year old Dutchman. The remaining players are guaranteed €94,050.
Ramin Hajiyev opened the button for 110,000 and [Removed:17] made the call from the big blind. He pushed all in for 245,000 on and Hajiyev folded. An extra 170,000 for Yan without a showdown!
Tobias Reinkemeier opened for 105,000 from the cutoff and Ramin Hajiyev in the big blind made the call. The flop came and Hajiyev check called a bet of 75,000. Both players checked the on the turn and the hit the river. Hajiyev bet out 180,000 and was instantly called by Reinkemeier.
Hajiyev showed . "What's that?" Reinkemeier asked as he showed his . It was a in fact a straight, and Reinkemeier lost a good portion of his stack.