Fabian Quoss shoved the hijack for 1,895,000 total. The cutoff folded but Aidyn Auyezkanov on the button went into the tank. Auyezkanov, who's playing his first ever live tournament here today, said "Ok, all in!" and he committed his 1,250,000. Both blinds got out of the way.
Murad Akhundov started the betting action with a raise to 250,000 and Ole Schemion in the cutoff asked him how much he started the hand with. Schemion then shoved for 660,000 and the rest of the table folded, Akhundov quickly called.
Schemion:
Akhundov:
The German rail tried to peek at the cards and then saw the board run out with a queen on the help coming to the rescue for their countryman.
Murad Akhundov open shoved his 1,380,000 from the hijack and his neighbor Mikita Badziakouski over shoved for a million more. The rest got out of the way and the cards went on their backs.
Murad Akhundov:
Mikita Badziakouski:
Badziakouski was in the lead, but not for long: on the flop. The on the turn and on the river didn't change things around for Badziakouski and the chips went to Akhundov.
Steve O'Dwyer moved all in for his last 470,000 from middle position in the last hand of the previous level and Aidyn Auyezkanov said "yes why not" on the button and called all in for his last 420,000, everyone else folded.
Auyezkanov:
O'Dwyer:
The flop let the player at risk celebrate, but it was not over yet. On the turn, O'Dwyer picked up a gutshot only to see the river brick.
With 10,000 gone as ante in the next hand, O'Dwyer moved in for 40,000 and Murad Akhundov reshoved from the button to isolate.
O'Dwyer:
Akhundov:
The board came and that sent O'Dwyer to the rail in 9th place for a payday of €98,480.
Michael Bonzon open shoved 420,000 from middle position. The hijack and cutoff both folded but David Peters reshoved from the button. Both blinds folded and it was time for the players to table their cards.
Aidyn Auyezkanov raised to 300,000 from middle position and action quickly folded to Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind. He had already committed 80,000 and had just 135,000 behind, and went for it.
In the second hand of the final table, Murad Akhundov shoved for 175,000 from under the gun and Fedor Holz isolated from two seats over with a raise to 400,000.
Akhundov:
Holz:
The board ran out and Akhundov doubled.
Exactly one hand later, Steve O'Dwyer shoved and Akhundov called all in for 540,000 out of the big blind.
Akhundov:
O'Dwyer:
The player from Azerbaijan faced the very same hand, same suits, in back-to-back hands and got there again after a board of to double up for the second time in a row.
With 25 minutes on the clock in level 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante) play is underway again. Fedor Holz has a commanding chip lead with about a third of the chips in play, but levels are short and stacks are volatile.
The players are now in the money and guaranteed €98,480. The final table will start in a couple of minutes, with the players in the following seat order:
and Auyezkanov doubled.
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with a queen on the help coming to the rescue for their countryman.
on the flop. The 
on the turn and 
river brick.
