After a rather passive three-handed play at the start, Sergey Lebedev gave up two hands on the turn and then suddenly moved all in from the button for 1,200,000. Samuel Panzica announced the call and Akin Tuna quickly folded from the big blind.
Lebedev:
Panzica:
The board ran out and Lebedev was sent to the rail in 3rd place for a payday of €184,650.
The two players asked to see possible deal numbers and either chop the current money and award the trophy to the player with more chips or leave some money aside and battle for the title still. Quick break! The current chip counts are as follows.
Both players have agreed to a deal and will play for another €65,770 and the trophy. Below is the prize money they have locked up so far, as of the next level the duration will be reduced to 30 minutes.
The vast majority of early pots during the heads up battle went to Akin Tuna by sheer aggression. The German raised to 100,000 and bet the flop for 150,000. Samuel Panzica called the initial raise and the flop bet before giving up on the turn.
Another hand saw Tuna min-raise to 100,000 and Panzica called before then check-folding the flop to a continuation bet worth 150,000. Panzica is still slightly ahead, but the stacks are now almost even.
Once again the smaller pots went to Samuel Panzica whereas the majority of the hands saw Akin Tuna raking in the chips. Two examples include a turn where Tuna bet 150,000 to take down the pot.
Tuna then limped in and Panzica made it 150,000 more to go. On the flop, Panzica continued for 225,000 and Tuna called. After the turn, Panzica checked and folded to a bet worth 350,000 by Tuna.
Samuel Panzica won a rare pot in this heads up battle after Akin Tuna limped in and they checked the flop . On the turn, Panzica bet and Tuna folded. Prior to that, the German continued his sheer domination with many continuation bets and Panzica called one or two streets at most before giving up.
One such hand saw a flop of checked through. On the turn, Tuna bet 100,000 and was called before firing 225,000 on the river to enforce a fold.
After relentless post-deal pressure from Tuna, is this perhaps a turning point in this heads-up battle?
After Panzica called pre-flop, Tuna raised to 160,000 and Panzica called. On the flop of , Tuna bet 175,000 and Panzica called. On the turn the Turk fired again, for 350.000.
The river was the and Tuna bet a third time, this time for 775,000. After only a short while, Panzica deftly moved two full stacks of green chips (worth 500,000), plus two black chips, for a river raise worth 1.7m. Tuna folded. Could that be a turning point in the momentum of this heads-up battle?
Samuel Panzica raised to 150,000 and Akin Tuna called to see a flop of . Tuna check-folded to a continuation bet worth 175,000 and then limped the next hand. They checked the flop and Panzica's bet worth 85,000 on the turn scooped the pot.
Last but not least, Tuna raised to 125,000 and was called. There was no betting action on the flop nor turn before Panzica bet the river for 150,000. Tuna paid and was shown queen-high to claim the pot with , his opponent nodded.
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and Lebedev was sent to the rail in 3rd place for a payday of €184,650.
flop for 150,000. Samuel Panzica called the initial raise and the flop bet before giving up on the 
turn.
flop to a continuation bet worth 150,000. Panzica is still slightly ahead, but the stacks are now almost even.
turn where Tuna bet 150,000 to take down the pot.
flop, Panzica continued for 225,000 and Tuna called. After the 
turn, Panzica checked and folded to a bet worth 350,000 by Tuna.
river to enforce a fold.
, Tuna bet 175,000 and Panzica called. On the 
and Tuna bet a third time, this time for 775,000. After only a short while, Panzica deftly moved two full stacks of green chips (worth 500,000), plus two black chips, for a river raise worth 1.7m. Tuna folded. Could that be a turning point in the momentum of this heads-up battle?
flop and Panzica's bet worth 85,000 on the 
flop nor 
river for 150,000. Tuna paid and was shown queen-high to claim the pot with 