Adrian Mateos made it 160,000 from first position and Rainer Kempe in the small blind moved all in for 800,000 exactly. Jean-Noel Thorel folded his big blind, Mateos instantly called.
Rainer Kempe:
Adrian Mateos:
The flop made things easy for Mateos as it gave him top set: . The on the turn sealed the deal for Kempe. The on the river was there just out of protocol.
Both Ramin Hajiyev and Rainer Kempe folded and Jean-Noel Thorel moved all in from the small blind. Adrian Mateos, who had just 320,000 left (3 big blinds) reluctantly made the call.
Jean-Noel Thorel:
Adrian Mateos:
The flop brought nothing for anyone with , but the on the turn gave Mateos some additional outs. The on the river wasn't one of the cards he needed to hit to stay alive, and the Spanish WSOPE and EPT champion made his exit in 4th place, taking home almost €200,000.
The remaining three players are guaranteed €250,900. Hajiyev suggested they would take a look at the numbers and Thorel at first agreed after the floor translated the request, but seconds later decided he wanted to play.
While Kempe and Hajiyev talked a little more about it, Thorel said "Just play for the pleasure."
Thorel, one of the owners of the French pharmaceutical company Bioderma Laboratories, is enjoying his deep run here in Prague.
The action folded to Ramin Hajiyev in the small blind and he moved all in for 1,350,000, which was quickly called by Rainer Kempe.
Kempe:
Hajiyev:
While Hajiyev's entire rail chanted for a jack, the board ran out and the queen on the turn locked the hand up for the German pro. Hajiyev was knocked out in third place, and we are now heads up.
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Rainer Kempe limped in from the button and Jean-Noel Thorel checked his option from the big blind. Thorel checked the flop and called Kempe's 100,000 bet. Thorel bet 100,000 himself on the turn and now Kempe was the one calling.
The completed the board and Thorel bet another 100,000. Kempe thought about it for a bit and made it 700,000. Thorel instantly called, but open mucked his as soon as he was shown Kempe's for the rivered full house.
. The 
on the turn sealed the deal for Kempe. The 
on the river was there just out of protocol.
, but the 
on the turn gave Mateos some additional outs. The 
on the river wasn't one of the cards he needed to hit to stay alive, and the Spanish WSOPE and EPT champion made his exit in 4th place, taking home almost €200,000. 
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flop and called Kempe's 100,000 bet. Thorel bet 100,000 himself on the 
as soon as he was shown Kempe's 
for the rivered full house.