Ari Engel raised to 125,000 in late position, Nicolas Cardyn three-bet shoved around 900,000 from the small blind and Engel called directly.
Nicolas Cardyn:
Ari Engel:
Shortly after doubling up Pajak, Cardyn found himself in another big hand and this time, he needed to improve if he was to survive, The Frenchman added the nut flush draw to his outs on a flop, but failed to get there on the turn and river.
Viktor Katzenberg pushed all in from the under-the-gun position with about 600,000 and it folded all the way to big blind Cyril Monbrun-Massot who immediately called after he looked at his cards.
Viktor Katzenberger:
Cyril Monbrun-Massot:
The made it all pretty tough for Katzenberger and it was all over on the turn. The river was dealt as a courtesy.
Katzenberger took home €17,550 for his 18th-place finish in the €2,200 EPT National High Roller.
Sorin Flutur raised to 160,000 from under the gun, Cyril Monbrun-Massot three-bet shoved 300,000 from the cutoff and Flutur flung in the few extra chips.
Cyril Monbrun-Massot:
Sorin Flutur:
Monbrun-Massot came up short during the rundown and became the first one to leave the final two tables.
Michel Molenaar moved all in under the gun for 630,000 and Max Deveson called from one seat over. Bart Lybaert reshoved for 1,980,000 and Deveson took a minute of reflection then made the call.
Michel Molenaar:
Bart Lybaert:
Max Deveson:
The board came and Deveson scooped the pot with jacks and tens, eliminating both Molenaar and Lybaert.
Ramon Miquel Munoz moved all in under the gun for about 1,500,000 and action folded to Anthony Zinno who made the call from the big blind.
Ramon Miquel Munoz:
Anthony Zinno:
The flop fell giving Miquel the lead with trip aces but the turn brought the giving Zinno nines full of aces and the river completed the board for Zinno to rake in the pot and eliminate Miquel in 11th place for €30,630.
Action folded to Roberto Silvani on the button, who simply open-shoved for 5,145,000. Joonas Helin, who played 4,780,000 total, took around a minute before reluctantly flicking in a calling chip in the small blind.
Alexander Ivarsson, short-stacked in the big blind, looked at his hand and let out a chuckle, appearing to have a decent hand for the situation. With two nearly equal stacks already colliding, he opted to fold his hand.
Joonas Helin:
Roberto Silvani:
Helin was miles ahead with his overpair and all but locked it up on the flop. The turn left Silvani drawing dead, making the river a mere formality. Silvani was left with just two big blinds after the hand.