Action folded to Mauricio Sanchez in the small blind, who jammed with a covering stack against Christopher Puetz in the big blind on the final table bubble. Puetz took some time before making the call.
Christopher Puetz: Q♦9♥
Mauricio Sanchez: A♦J♦
Puetz needed some help from the board, but the Q♣A♣4♠10♥J♦ runout was sufficient, Puetz's pair of queens being bested by Sanchez's' two pair.
All players at the final table are now guaranteed a minimum payout of €156,100, with first place good for €1,253,070. A short delay will take place while the final table is set up.
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The flop was a safe one for Sanchez as it came 8♠2♠2♣. The 6♠ turn gave Sanchez a full house and Rezaei was drawing dead. The Q♦ river had Rezaei out of his seat, making his way to the payout desk.
Luca Marki raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Rezaei defended in the big blind.
Both players checked to the river as the full board now read 9♠8♥J♦K♥10♦. Rezaei checked again and Marki bet out for a sizeable 155,000.
Rezaei thought about his decision for some time before making the call for a large proportion of his stack. Marki tabled A♦Q♠ for the nut straight, prompting Rezai to muck his cards, leaving him short.
